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Polls are looking so bad for responsible candidates that former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is considering an independent run for the White House. Bloomberg might be jumping the gun just a bit. Last presidential election cycle on the Republican side, Mitt Romney, the eventual winner, lost a lot of those early races to Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. In fact, Romney only won one of the first four caucuses and primaries. By the end of the 2012 Republican primaries, Romney got just over 50 percent of the votes while Santorum got a bit over 20 percent. While Donald Trump might be leading now, he’s still disliked by almost 70 percent of Republican primary voters. It’s hard to see him overcoming that. Once more of the mainline establishment candidates drop out as we head into Super Tuesday, March 1, the larger states will start to make a big difference as they did in Romney’s favor. By March 15, Florida and Illinois will be voting and the race will really start to settle out. The big advantage to the moderate side of the party is that larger states such as New York and Pennsylvania come even later. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is actually in a tougher race than the establishment side of the Republican Party, but it’s also one she will likely win. She’s never been an exciting candidate. Huge crowds of adoring fans who feel the Bern or had hope in 2008 just don’t line up for Clinton. She does, however, have some electoral advantages. Last time around she won Florida, New York and California. African-American support for President Barack Obama had him win in states where she will likely win this time around, such as South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Illinois and some of those square states in the middle of the country. Clinton is likely to get the support of most of the Hispanic vote as well. Bernie Sanders seems likely to be limited to states with larger progressive voting blocs such as Minnesota or Iowa or New Hampshire. So Bloomberg might be getting a bit ahead. In the end, larger moderate states tend to shift voting back to establishment candidates. It’s hard to guess how that will shake out on the Republican side, but deals will be made. Younger guys such as Marco Rubio and Chris Christie will be pressured to step aside this time around and be rewarded for it. My guess, Bush or John Kasich will be knocking it out with Trump and Ted Cruz into June while Clinton gears up for the general. For all of us political junkies out there, this is a great race to watch even if the results are likely to favor a traditional general election.
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JAN. 28 - FEB. 3, 2016 VOL 16 NO 4
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ON THE COVER 24 THE CASH RACE A look at how the presidential candidates are funding their campaigns, plus how and where they’re spending their money. Cover art by Tony Luongo (luongoart.com). ALSO ON THE COVER, It’s wedding planning season, and with it comes the Hippo’s annual wedding guide. This year we’re looking at how to add some fun twists to your wedding, from Devil Dog cakes to day-after photography (p. 30). Also in this issue is the final piece in the Hippo’s four-part Year of Awesome series. This week is all about some of New Hampshire’s most awesome people. Meet a female arm wrestling champ, an astronaut, hip-hop advocates and more, and get ready to be inspired by all the awesome.
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NEWS & NOTES 4 Protecting our kids from domestic violence; Primary Update; PLUS News in Brief. 8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 40 THE ARTS: 42 THEATER Satchmo at the Waldorf. 46 ART Art in nature, art on the runway. 47 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town. INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 49 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend. 50 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors. 51 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic. 54 CAR TALK Automotive advice. CAREERS: 56 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a... FOOD: 58 WINTER CLASSICS A day of agriculture; celebrating gruit; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; Perishables. POP CULTURE: 68 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz thinks Dirty Grandpa is actually the dysoptian movie even if The 5th Wave is the one with aliens. NITE: 76 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Bernie v. Trump; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more. 78 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD A puzzle for the music-lover. 79 MUSIC THIS WEEK Live music at your favorite bars and restaurants. ODDS & ENDS: 84 CROSSWORD 85 SIGNS OF LIFE 85 SUDOKU 86 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 86 THIS MODERN WORLD
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NEWS & NOTES Bills bills bills
Several bills are making their way through New Hampshire’s House and Senate; some have already been signed by Gov. Maggie Hassan. The Union Leader reported two opioid crisis bills hit Hassan’s desk on Jan. 21. The bills enhance penalties for selling fentanyl, streamline access to addiction treatment, review Narcan use and require medical providers to check the prescription drug monitoring program before issuing a prescription. A third bill that required K-12 drug and alcohol education in public schools made its way through the Senate and was altered by the House, which removed the mandate. Reconciling the differences will slow its path to getting signed on an expedited basis. Other bills passed by the House include expanding gambling to allow for keno, NHPR reported. But the House did not pass a bill that would legalize video lottery. Keno is expected to bring in $8 to $9 million in state revenue per year. The AP reported the Senate passed a 30-day residency requirement for voting. Republican senators who support the bill say it will cut down on voter fraud. Gov. Hassan has vetoed similar legislation in the past and will likely do so again if it reaches her a second time. Democratic opponents argue it disenfranchises voters.
Expanded Medicaid
A bill that would address the second major issue facing the legislature after the opioid crisis is scheduled to be taken up on Jan. 28. The Union Leader reported the bill would reauthorize the expanded Medicaid program known as the New Hampshire Health Protection Program past its Dec. 31 expiration. But the bill, sponsored mostly by Republicans, would only renew it for four years and would make other changes to the program such as a requirement for newly eligible enrollees to be employed, do community service work, enrolled in school or provide child care services. Work requirements were shot down preemptively when the NHHPP was first drafted because federal regu-
lators said they would not approve largely against eliminating the cap it. Another change would add co- altogether, as some states have done, there appears to be broad pays for emergency room visits. support among lawmakers for at least raising the cap. Texting regulations New Hampshire is among 19 states signed on to a request sent Recovery center to the Federal Communications The Manchester planning Commission asking the agency board unanimously supported a to maintain limits on commercial request for a conditional use pertext messaging. Legal Newsline mit for the city’s new recovery reported the various states’ attor- center at the site of the former neys general wrote that the current Hoitt Furniture building. The regulations protect consumers Union Leader reported the permit from spam and phishing texts. request submitted by developThe current rules allow cell phone er Dick Anagnost asked for a carriers to block unwanted com- reduction in parking and the use mercial messages and the letter of public parking within 500 feet argues that lifting that safeguard of the building. The center will would create everyday annoy- be the home of HOPE for New ances and make people more Hampshire Recovery and other vulnerable to scams. organizations, including some that may provide treatment services.
Death penalty
Candidates for New Hampshire governor are weighing in on the how they would handle the state’s sole inmate on death row. The Union Leader reported Democrat Colin Van Ostern and Republican Frank Edelblut both said they would sign a repeal of the death penalty but would not commute the sentence of Michael Addison, who was sentenced to death for the 2006 murder of Manchester police officer Michael Briggs. Republican Chris Sununu said he would not repeal the death penalty but declined to reach a decision about Addison’s case until he knew more details. Democrat Mike Connolly said the death penalty no longer serves its intended purpose but said he would need to see new, substantive evidence before commuting Addison’s sentence.
Solar cap hit
Eversource Energy has hit the legal limit on customers that can join the net-metering program, which allows independent energy generators (usually with solar panels) to essentially sell surplus energy into the grid. The Union Leader reported the state’s largest utility hit the ceiling on Jan. 19, after months of warnings from the booming solar industry. Company officials said they would place new applications for the program on a waitlist until the legislature finds a fix. While utilities are
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Lakeview purchase
The 72-acre campus that has been the site of nearly closed Lakeview Neurorehabilitation Center in Effingham will be purchased by addiction treatment entrepreneur Eric Spofford. NHPR reported Spofford will lease the property, valued at more than $5.5 million, from its current owner Chris Slover until he can afford to buy it outright. He’s already renovating the space to turn it into a Green Mountain Treatment Center. Spofford already operates a number of treatment centers in the state such as New Freedom Academy in Canterbury and a men’s sober house called Granite House in Derry. Spofford is himself a recovering addict of opioids.
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A town councilor in Derry wants to make the town a “net zero” community, meaning it generates as much energy as it uses per year. The Union Leader reported Councilor Joshua Bourdon is forming a task force with hope of achieving net zero status by 2025.
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A recent study using data mining found that New Hampshire’s area code ranked high among outof-state sex traffickers selling to the online commercial sex market in Massachusetts. Patch.com reported the study by RIA House and William James College analyzed nearly 17,000 online ads for sex with female, male and trans-
As the net-metering cap is hit for Eversource customers, the New Hampshire Senate passed a bill that would increase the limit. The Concord Monitor reported the bill would raise the cap from 50 megawatts to 75 megawatts for the total amount of energy that can be net metered. This would affect mostly homes or businesses that have solar panels generating excess energy and not already enrolled in the net-metering program and those who wish to buy and sell panels. Net metering is an incentive for individuals or businesses to invest in solar because they can sell the extra energy they generate to the utility company. Solar installation companies say hitting the cap has brought the industry effectively to a stop.
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gender people over a three-month period between March and May 2015. It found that those transactions amounted to a total revenue of $7.7 million with an average price per hour of $200. Most of the prostitutes were white (about 42.5 percent) and New Hampshire was ranked third after Rhode Island and New York for out-ofstate area codes in the study.
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The United States Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on the death sentence of Michael Addison, the only New Hampshire inmate on death row. NHPR reported the decision was not entirely unexpected as Addison’s lawyer said SCOTUS rarely takes up individual death sentence cases. It’s not the end of the appeals process, however. Addison is expected to take the case to New Hampshire’s federal court in the coming years. In his petition to the Supreme Court, Addison’s lawyer argued that a state execution in New Hampshire would amount to cruel and unusual punishment, a violation of the eighth amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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FITN forum The state GOP hosted a two-day town hall series with several candidates for president at the Radisson hotel and conference center in Nashua. Most of the Republican candidates or their surrogates spoke at the event. All were invited. The Union Leader reported that Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ben Carson were absent. Kasich endorsements Ohio Gov. John Kasich has earned the endorsements of five major New Hampshire newspapers, giving the fiscal conservative an edge as a serious contender in the Granite State. Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Portsmouth Herald endorsed him for the GOP primary on Jan. 15, as the same papers also endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary. Two days later, Kasich secured the endorsement of the Telegraph of Nashua, on Jan. 24, he was endorsed by the Valley News, and on Jan 26, the Concord Monitor endorsed him. Most of the endorsements lauded Kasich’s pragmatism and electability. Kasich also snagged a key endorsement from former state GOP chairman Fergus Cullen. Perry endorses Cruz Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the first Republican presidential candidate to drop from the race last fall, has publicly endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Politico reported. Perry said he saw the race as between Trump and Cruz. Perry campaigned with Cruz in Iowa on Jan. 26. Bloomberg running? Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing a possible independent bid for president. The New York Times reported Bloomberg commissioned a poll last month to gauge the public’s appetite for a third-party candidate and will reexamine after the New Hampshire primary. He’s willing to spend $1 billion of his own money on his campaign if he decides to run. National Review Conservative magazine National Review has been dropped as a sponsor from the Feb. 25 GOP debate in Houston after releasing an issue critical of Donald Trump. The Washington Post reported RNC organizers said moderators cannot have a predisposition. CNN, Salem Radio and Telemundo remain co-sponsors of the debate. Clinton to raise taxes on rich At a recent event in Rochester, Hillary Clinton promised to raise taxes on the rich and create more opportunities for poor and middle-class citizens to succeed. The Union Leader reported there were nearly 800 people present for the event, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen also spoke in support of Clinton.
Kids in danger How New Hampshire’s laws can change to better protect children By Ryan Lessard
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When the state’s Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities first began meeting this summer, the response to the death of 21-month-old Sadence “Sadie” Willott of Manchester frustrated Police Chief Nick Willard, who openly criticized the Division of Children, Youth and Families for failing to protect the child and accused the agency of not cooperating with his department in its investigation. “The police chief was rather upset with DCYF pertaining to getting access [to case records],” said Republican Sen. David Boutin of Hooksett, who chaired the commission. The girl’s death has lawmakers and law enforcement pointing out that the systems in place to protect New Hampshire’s children still aren’t enough, despite the fact that a number of high-profile child fatalities in recent years have spurred state senators and house reps to close the gaps in laws that allow abuse or neglect to go on.
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The effort began after Nov. 25, 2014, when Brielle Gage, a 3-year-old girl from Nashua, was killed, allegedly at the hands of her mother. Brielle and her brothers had previously been taken into protective custody but were returned to their mother, Katlyn Marin — who’s facing second-degree murder charges — even though she was already facing assault charges for allegedly beating her 8-year-old son. At that time, Boutin sponsored a bill that, when signed into law last session, required home visits for each child endangerment notification and prohibited the return of children removed from a home until the court finds there’s no imminent threat and that parents are actively working to resolve the circumstances that led to the removal. The Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities has submitted four more bills to be voted on this session. It has brought forth proposals for retaining complaint records longer (indefinitely for complaints that are founded), streamlining court proceedings so both law enforcement and DCYF can get involved early on, making it easier for agencies to get a court order to put children into protective custody and freeing up existing case files so they’re shared between law enforcement and DCYF. On his list of items Boutin hopes to address is a way to provide 24/7 crisis support through DCYF. This would be an
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added cost, so DCYF is putting together a plan on how to do this. It will present its plan to the commission on Jan. 29. Another thing Boutin wants to look into is making the DCYF ombudsman an independent party separate from the health department.
would like to see them empowered with the ability and funding to perform drug testing. This, she says, would help the court make a better-informed decision about family reunification or permanency.
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DCYF is walking a very thin line: trying to protect kids but also the rights of parents. Amy Connolly, a lawyer who’s worked child custody cases for about 10 years in southern New Hampshire — first as a prosecutor and now as a family attorney with Russman Law — says the state’s failure to protect kids in many cases is systematic. “DCYF’s role has changed. Initially, several years ago, their goal was to protect children’s interests. DCYF’s goal now is to reunify the family,” Connolly said. She also says the legal avenues for a parent to protect children from a potentially abusive or neglectful spouse are very narrow and prohibitive. “So a parent can’t go into court and say, ‘I’m concerned about my kid being neglected and abused’ and file something with the court to ask for a release. In order to do that, there has to be an open case and the only way to have an open case is to have either a divorce pending or a parenting plan pending,” Connolly said. And she says the burden of proof for whether a parent with a known addiction is unfit to have equal custody rights always falls on the sober parent. “I think that the burden is misplaced. It should be on the parent who has the drug problem or the alcohol problem. They should show why a shared arrangement is appropriate rather than having the sober parent having to show that having parenting time equal is not appropriate,” Connolly said.
Many of the child abuse cases are related to parental drug misuse, officials say, but none of the proposed law changes would proactively remove children from families with known substance abuse problems. Rather, they are all ways to improve the reaction by social services and law enforcement when abuses have already been reported. “If someone is a drug addict, maybe the child’s not being raised in the best way, but this is not what we’re focusing on,” Boutin said. “I can’t tell you that we have some specific silver bullet that we’re going to use that’s going to make people be nice to kids.” DCYF Director Lorraine Bartlett says drug-related interventions happen already. “I think that there are those circumstances where, when parents are using heroin, and we know the lethality of heroin, that if they’re not willing and able to engage in treatment, it at times does require that the Division for Children, Youth and Families step in, intervene and remove those children,” Bartlett said. “I certainly would not advocate that the parents’ rights be terminated right away.” There’s a big “if” there. It hinges on the parent’s willingness to engage in treatment over the course of 12 months. But treatment providers recognize that road is not a straight or short one. Bartlett stresses that her social workers are not law enforcement officers, but she
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You’ve worked as a teacher and istrators within in administration. What were the the district, and major differences between those the staff here are jobs that struck you when you constantly doing made the transition in 2001? book studies to That there really isn’t a major difference in fine-tune our craft as teacha lot of ways, because as a building adminers — lots of istrator you need to work collaboratively research, reading with the classroom teachers, special educaarticles. Keeping tors, paraprofessionals and continue to learn through professional development opportuup with the eduCourtesy photo. nities side by side. … I have a wider range cation shifts is of students that I impact on a daily basis and very important to me and the staff here. I have the privilege of meeting and working with a wider range of parents as well. How do you influence the lives of students as principal without being the stereotypical warden-type? Do you miss teaching? I do and I don’t, because I am in classI think it’s the responsiveness to parents, rooms often and work with children. So, I the responsiveness to students. Making sure would say that I miss the day-to-day teach- that I make eye contact and I say good morning but I have a greater impact with more ing — I greet them every morning and I say students as an administrator, and I love what goodbye every afternoon. Really, making I’m doing. sure that they feel that I know who they are. I work very hard to know their strengths, their What do you think you do differently at weaknesses and provide safety nets if there Northwest to provide kids with a better edu- are weaknesses or interventions that need to occur. There’s over 700 students in this buildcational experience? I’m not sure that I’m doing anything dif- ing, yet I try very hard to make a connection ferently than the other Manchester schools with all of them. as we work together collaboratively as a disHow has early childhood education trict. We are, at Northwest, however, working closely with parents and students and work- changed since you first started in the field? The rigorous standards that are expecting at building trust and strong relationships with our students and their parents. … I do ed at every grade level has really ratcheted believe the fact that we work collaborative- up quite a bit. So, just keeping up in the shift ly here to better our instructional background in standards and the shift in the expectations and our instructional knowledge through pro- by grade level. They’re much higher expecfessional development opportunities [helps tations, these days. … It’s project-based, us stand out]. We work very hard to build a learner-focused, absolutely, inquiry-based. So, keeping up with understanding how stustrong, positive culture within this building. dents learn best and providing that type of You’ve spent most of your career at instruction in the classroom is definitely a big Northwest Elementary. How do you get out shift and we work hard to better our instructional practices around that. of your comfort zone to learn new things? That’s easy for me. I do attend conferences, What advice do you have for folks who I do work collaboratively with other adminwant to get into your field? I believe it’s the best job, working with Five favorites children on a daily basis. I mean, there’s no Favorite Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn greater joy. My advice is just to get to know by Betty Smith your staff. Work hard by getting into the Favorite Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life classroom and staying on top of the differFavorite Musician: Adele ent trends out there in education, because it Favorite Food: Chips changes so quickly and often. Favorite Thing About NH: The outdoors — Ryan Lessard and camping opportunities
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QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Good tippers The Granite State found itself high on a list ranking the best restaurant tippers in the country. According to the ranking compiled by Lavu, an iPad point of sale program, New Hampshire gave the third-highest overall tips in the U.S. with an average tip of 21.14 percent. Oklahoma was in the top spot with 23.17 percent, and Maryland held second place with 21.96 percent. New Hampshire’s bar tips were above average for the East Coast, but its coffee tips were the lowest in the country at 13.72 percent. QOL Score: +1 Comment: The worst overall tipper was North Dakota with an average tip of 16.66 percent.
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Prescription drop-off Derry police say a drop box for collecting unused prescription drugs is proving successful. The Union Leader reported the box, which was installed in 2013, has seen collections more than double. About 1,080 pounds of drugs were dropped off last year. That’s compared to about 480 pounds the first year it was in place. The box was donated by the Community Alliance for Teen Safety. It’s available 24/7 at the lobby of the Derry police station. Officials say the more unwanted and expired drugs people remove from their medicine cabinets, the less likely they are to be found and misused by family members and others. QOL Score: +1 Comment: Most people who recently tried heroin claimed their addiction began by abusing prescription opioids like oxycodone.
30 years since the Challenger explosion This week’s publication comes out Jan. 28, exactly 30 years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded. Inside was Concord High School social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe, who had been selected from among more than 11,000 applicants to be the space agency’s first teacher in space. Millions watched the accident live on TV. Her legacy lives on — at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, named for her, and in the National Geographic documentary Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes, which screened this week. The anniversary marks her legacy but also acts as a reminder of that sad day. QOL Score: -2 Comment: The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center shows a documentary, Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars, which looks back at the life of the New Hampshire teacher, on Saturday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. Visit starhop.com.
Close finish This weekend was a sad one for New England Patriots fans, when the team fell short in a close, fight-to-the-finish game against the Denver Broncos for a 20-18 loss, just barely missing a trip to Super Bowl 50. QOL Score: -1 Comment: Coach Bill Belichick said in an interview the ending was “bittersweet” and that he’s already looking forward to next season. QOL is having a more difficult time moving on. QOL score: 56 Net change: -1 QOL this week: 55 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.
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The Stephen Gostkowski PAT Miss: It’s easy to point the finger at his first PAT miss since George Bush was president as the reason for the loss. Stand-up guy that he is, he took the blame. But it happened early, with plenty of time to make it a non-factor if other doable things had happened. One thing it did do was influence Coach B’s decision-making as time ticked away in the gripping fourth quarter. What Shaped Coach B’s Thinking: He bet on the offense when they went to OT vs. Denver in the regular season and it went three and out giving, Denver the field position they used to get the winning score. A few weeks later, with the offense struggling, he bet on the defense in Week 16 when they went to OT vs. the Jets, who immediately gave up a TD to end the game. Those are things that shape a coach’s thinking for the next new situation. Like what to do on fourth and 1 late in the fourth quarter on Sunday. The Critical Decisions Go Wrong: I imagine what happened in Denver and New York played a role in Coach B’s thinking when he passed on field goal tries twice inside Denver’s 15. The thinking was, the offense had struggled all day against Denver’s D and taking the field goal would mean having to drive the whole field again for the TD needed to win. But if they scored the TD, a field goal, which wouldn’t require as long a drive or as much time, would win it. Logical to me. Going for it on fourth and 6 at the 14 followed the same thinking, especially with less time now on the clock. But Denver went three and out both times, giving them a third try with 1:51 to go. That time, the Pats scored a TD with 12 seconds left soon after Brady and Gronk’s miracle play, but the two-point conversion came up short. So, ironically, if Belichick had bet on defensive stops and called for chip shot field goals all three times they got inside the Denver 15, they likely would have
won 21-20. Of course he also knew they couldn’t get off the field all day on third down against KC a week ago. With 20-20 hindsight it’s easy to say he should have kicked the field goals. But considering all the factors mentioned in real time I’d probably do what he did. Off-Season Priority No. 1: Fix the offensive line. Injuries and retirement certainly played a role in its demise but quality depth isn’t there either as Cameron Fleming and Cannon, whose critical false start with 2:30 left turned a third and 1 from the 9 to third and 6 from the 14, just can’t be counted on. Off-Season Priority No. 2: Find the running game, because as the season went on Josh McDaniel abandoned it. Sorry, you can’t win without being able to run the ball some, especially on third and short to keep the sticks moving. Off-Season Priority No. 3: Get a wide receiver for outside the numbers they can count on. Maybe it was coming back at mid-year after surgery, but Brandon LaFell was awful all year and completely invisible on Sunday. Irony of the Game: The leading proponent for changing the rule to move the extra point back because it was too automatic was Bill Belichick. And it came back to bite him in a very large way in Year 1. Manning the Game Manager: Peyton did what he rarely did as a gunslinger by making no big mistakes, while throwing no picks and two TD passes. He says he’s planning to play next year, but riding off into the sunset with a win in the Super Bowl would be a great way to end his fabulous career. Super Bowl Prediction: Having said that, I’m taking Carolina, which has a defense comparable to the talented one Denver has and Cam Newton is a player who can take over the game himself to bring it home.103159
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Hockey Night At JFK Main Event in January 1995
Opening arguments in the trial of the century were the following Monday as football great OJ Simpson readied to face charges of double murder. Steve Merrill was the Governor and with the presidential primary still a year away Pat Buchanan was campaigning in town in a race he eventually knocked off highly favored Bob Dole. It was January 1995 and a dazzlingly local hockey doubleheader was doing at JFK as West squared off with Trinity, while Central took on Memorial. Trinity’s Neal Nicholson kicked off the scoring but West answered back 20 seconds later when Kurt Englehardt hit the back of the net. Jay Girard made it 2-1 Trinity soon after, but that was their high point as the JP Winslow show was about to begin. Austin Gregoire tied it at 2, then Winslow got the first of his three goals 47 seconds later to make it 3-2 after two periods. The game winner came just 16 seconds into the third period and the Hat Trick with four minutes left sandwiched another by Girard for the 5-3 West win. In the nightcap five different guys scored for Memorial. The first went to soon-to-be-UNH star Corey Joe Ficek off an assist from Rick Proulx to tie it at 1-1 after Central’s Brent Boucher opened the scoring. Proulx got the Crusaders second one early in the second period, then Matt Thomas got another 1:25 later to put Memorial out front 3-1. Steve Dean then closed the scoring in the period to get Central to within a goal. But that was it, as the Memorial D shut down the Green from then on, as Dan Sufat and Brian Clougherty scored twice more to make Memorial 5-3 winners in the second half of what was another great event for Manchester.
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Everyone knows by now the New England Patriots lost the AFC Conference Championship in dramatic fashion on Sunday 20-18 to Denver. It wasn’t a pretty game by any means. More like a good old-fashioned 1970s-style slugfest dominated by outstanding defense to show that in the playoffs it’s not really a “quarterback’s league” as the saying goes. But the drama intensified throughout a gripping fourth quarter when Bill Belichick faced several critical decisions that shaped how the game played out and that will debated all through the winter. And after being dominated by the Broncos defense most of the day, they almost wriggled off the hook after a near miracle 40-yard pass from Tom Brady to Gronk on fourth down set up the TD that got them to 20-18. But the do-or-die two-point conversion with 12 seconds left came up short, sending Denver to the Super Bowl. Talk radio and the rest of the pundits have had a few days to point the finger of blame for why the Patriots lost, where in some quarters it’s as if they’re pre-ordained to win every single time. With that dying down a bit, here are my thoughts on key aspects of the game and the implications they should have for the franchise. What Went Wrong: I said in early December, the thing that concerned me about the team was that the poor play on the offensive line was getting Brady killed and this particular group was not turning teams over on defense as past, less talented Patriots defenses always did. And this came back to bite them on Sunday. Denver got three picks on Brady, as Demarcus Ware and Von Miller were having the game but still hobbling Sebastian Vollmer and Marcus Cannon for lunch, which had a major negative impact on the offense as it went 2 for 15 on third down.
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West’s on a roll The Numbers: The West girls and boys basketball teams had the number 23 in common on Tuesday night in games vs. Plymouth when their stingy defenses each allowed just 23 points as the girls were 41-23 winners and the boys by an even more robust score of 75-23. Sports 101: Who has thrown the most interceptions in one game and overall in Super Bowl history? Knick of Tyme Award: It goes to Lejla Hodzic for making her lone bucket of the game, a three-pointer with one minute to go to move West from one down to up two in its 48-44 win over St. Thomas. Game Winner of the Week: It came in Bishop Brady’s 54-52 win over Goffstown when a decisive two-point shot by Joe (rang the) Bell fell with three seconds left for the win. Coming and Going: It’s more like staying put as the Blue Jays brass announced last week ex-Yankees shortstop Bobby
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3 – third-period goals scored by now 3-4 Trinity to turn a 1-1 tie after two periods into a 4-2 over 5-5 Memorial when Tyler Chipman, Jacob Wolford and Patrick Swanson scored in the barrage. 4 – points apiece by Brendan Johnson and Eric Langley as the former had a goal and three assists while the latter had two goals and two assists in leading Memorial to a 5-1 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in NHIAA hockey action.
Meacham will return as manager of the Fisher Cats. Help Wanted: Freshmen Football coach at Nashua South High School. Prior coaching responsibilities preferred but not required. CPR and First Aid Certification required. Apply online at www.nashua.edu. Sports 101 Answer: Oakland’s Rich Gannon threw a most-ever five picks in his nightmare game vs. Tampa Bay in 2002, while Denver’s John Elway threw a mostever eight interceptions in SB history as Denver was smoked by the G-Men, Redskins and 49ers in the ’80s. On This Date – Jan. 28: 1958 – Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck after his car slides on an icy Long Island road, ending his career. 1969 – Then great, now notorious USC running back O.J. Simpson goes first overall to Buffalo in the NFL draft. 1984 - Wayne Gretzky’s 51-game scoring streak is stopped, ironically by his future team the L.A. Kings.
11 – number of appearances made by the Patriots in the AFC title game since Bob Kraft bought the team 22 years ago this week, which was first mentioned by Tim Healey in the Boston Globe last week. 27 – career-high points scored by Burton Owen in leading the Derryfield School to a 63-64 win over Pittsfield when Sam Anderson chipped in 14 more for the winners. 54 – season-high number of shots on goal by your Manchester Monarchs when they beat the Adirondack
Thunder in a 6-5 shootout win on the road as all-name teamer Maxim Kitsyn’s team-leading 14th goal led a parade of six different goal scorers in the win. 86 – number of points the rampaging West basketball team outscored Plymouth and St. Thomas Aquinas last week in 75-23 and 93-51 wins respectively when Akok Akok had a gamehigh 18 in the win over P-town, while Joe Simpson had 20 and Keenan Caron had a stat-sheet-filling 20 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks against the Saints.
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George Bush: So far missing in action classy ex-president during the high-financed, but so far off-the-rails presidential campaign of brother Jeb. That probably has to do with leaving the White House a while back with the lowest approval rating for a president since the post-World War II years of Harry Truman. Still the likable George should get out there for his little bro, like Bill is out there for Hillary because he didn’t exactly have a calamity-free presidency either. Cam Newton: Soon to be the National Football League’s MVP who, after turning into what most expected when he was taken first overall in 2010 with a superb 2015, will probably shift the landscape away from aging Peyton Manning and Brady to be the new face of the NFL if he can finish off the season with a win for Carolina. The NFL is a Quarterback’s League: A myth propagated by the follow-the-leader media. What the NFL really is is a QB’s league in the regular season when the good ones feast on mediocre to bad teams. But in the playoffs, where the best defenses are, it’s generally a different story, like Sunday when Denver’s destructive defense smothered the Pats’ high-scoring offense most of the day. Tom Brady’s superb fourth-quarter performances vs. Baltimore and Seattle a year ago show it’s not black and white. But it’s really the same as it’s always been — great defenses almost always beat the great offense in the playoffs.
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Arm wrestler and Survivor hopeful teaches persistence From skydiving and scuba diving to trapezing in the Bahamas, Deb Banaian has done it all. She’s been a bodybuilder, a word-recordsetting powerlifter, and she even climbed all 48 4,000-foot mountains in New Hampshire. But there’s one thing Banaian won’t do: quit. For the last 15 years Banaian has been trying be a contestant on CBS’s Survivor. She’s traveled over 30,000 miles to auditions all over the country, and she’s not ready to throw in the towel just yet. “I just did another open casting call about three weeks ago in Pennsylvania,” she said. “That was my 50th try.” Banaian, who is also a science teacher at Merrimack Valley Middle School, says she wants to set a positive example for her students and show them that giving up is not an option. Her students have rallied behind her and encourage her to keep auditioning for the show. “Being a teacher, I think [trying to get on Survivor] is a great medium to send a message about never quitting and always following your dreams,” Banaian said. Three and a half years ago, Banaian discovered an arm wrestling tournament in Portland, Maine, and wanted to give it a try. She immediately fell in love with the sport
and walked out with a second-place trophy. Since then she’s earned numerous national titles and even competed in the 2015 World Championships in Malaysia. But as she got more involved with the sport, she was disappointed to find that there wasn’t much female representation. “I have to compete with women [in a different weight class] almost regularly,” she said. “It’s really not safe to arm-wrestle someone who is truly bigger than you, but there’s just not enough women to make more weight classes.” In February of last year, Banaian started a Facebook page called Female Arm Wrestlers United, which is now an active online community of nearly 3,000 arm wrestlers and arm wrestling supporters. Members share news articles, photos and videos, gameplay tips and information about upcoming workshops and tournaments. In addition to managing the page, Banaian hosts free women’s arm-wrestling workshops to raise awareness about the sport. It seems to be catching on. “We’ve started to see several new women at the tournaments,” Banaian said. “And from what I understand, women’s arm-wrestling might get its own segment on ESPN2 this spring, so it definitely has grown.” Banaian’s next New Hampshire workshop date is Monday, Feb. 22, with the venue TBD. Visit facebook.com/FemaleArmWrestlersUnited for up-to-date info. — Angie Sykeny
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BACA president helps empower children An international nonprofit with a local presence is proving that not all heroes wear capes — sometimes, they wear leather vests. Bikers Against Child Abuse is an organization of bikers who work with local and state officials to help create a safer environment for abused children. Its New Hampshire Chapter president, who goes by the road name “Chev,” has led the effort in the Granite State for about three years. “The main goal is to empower abused children, to make them feel safe, to show them that not all adults are bad, and to help them realize that they have strength within themselves,” Chev said. Each child BACA helps becomes part of the BACA family. They get their own road name, their own vest, and the promise that whenever they need support, BACA will respond to their call. BACA members escort the children and families at court and parole hearings and accompany them at their residence if they are alone or frightened. As president, Chev oversees the development and growth of the chapter and represents New Hampshire at BACA’s annual international meetings.
“It’s a big commitment,” he said. “Let me put it this way: the average riding miles [each year] for a biker in New Hampshire is about 2,500. Every season, I usually do between 13 and 15 thousand.” Chev first got involved with BACA about five years ago. To become a member, he said, you start out as an observer, also known as a “hangaround.” After an extensive background check, you become a “supporter” and can have direct involvement with the children. After a year, the supporter is eligible to become a full-patch member who can vote at official meetings and be a child’s “primary,” meaning they along with at least one other member are the child’s first responder. After about two years, Chev was elected chapter vice president, and shortly after, president. Chev’s dedication to BACA stems from his own childhood experience. “I could have benefited from an organization like this when I was growing up,” he said, “so this is my way of helping kids so they don’t have to go through what I went through.” If you’re interested in joining BACA, email info@bacanh.com or sit in at the chapter’s monthly meeting on the second Sunday at 5 p.m., at the Concord Moose Lodge (170 N. State St., Concord). To learn about receiving help from BACA, email or call the hotline at 603-986-4480. — Angie Sykeny
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One of the first YouTube videos Hollis teen Caroline Burns posted online was of her singing “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay. She was 7, and the video got more hits than she or her parents expected. Burns has performed with local musical theater companies like the Peacock Players and the Palace Youth Theatre, and when she was very young, she maneuvered through a handful of auditions for The X Factor and America’s Got Talent. When she saw the popularity of that YouTube video, she continued to post song covers online. When she was 11, The Voice recruiters found those videos and wanted her to participate in what would have been The Voice: Kids’ Edition. That show never materialized, but producers continued to reach out once a year, waiting for her to turn 15. Burns skipped the open call and went through the first few rounds of auditions, where she sang “Love Runs Out” by OneRepublic, “I’m Not the Only One” by Sam Smith and “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” by Meghan Trainor. Soon after, she moved on to the televised blind auditions to perform in front of celebrity judges Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Until then,
New Hampshire native has the right stuff It was 1992 in San Diego, and Richard “Rick” Linnehan had just spent six or seven hours in the water with a female dolphin helping her give birth when he got a phone call from NASA. Turns out, that was just the beginning of his career as an astronaut. Linnehan grew up in Pelham and attended the University of New Hampshire before going to veterinary school in Ohio. “I watched, during my veterinary school years, the shuttles started flying, all the missions and all the launches. And I noticed that all the mission specialists were doctors, scientists, physicists, geologists. I just thought to myself, ‘Well, they need a veterinarian,’” Linnehan said. After working in private practice for a while, Linnehan decided to get commissioned as a captain in the Army Veterinary Corps and was stationed at the Naval Ocean Systems Center in San Diego, where he did things like help dolphins give birth. When he first applied to the space program, NASA had put a hold on accepting new applicants because the Challenger
her biggest crowd had been while singing the national anthem at a New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR race at age 13. When she stood onstage and sang “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri, it was surreal, she said. She was glad celebrities’ chairs were turned. “I think it’s a lot easier [with turned chairs]. Because I probably would have been freaking out if they were staring at me. It’s easier just to be able to perform to the crowd, instead of seeing Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani,” said Burns, now 16, via phone. Because she performed at the end of auditions, most of the judges already had full teams; only Williams had room left, and he told Burns he already had a singer on his team whose voice was similar to hers. He asked her to come back for another blind audition soon. When she went to watch the show in October with the rest of America, both her song and behind-the-scenes interview made the cut, which isn’t always the case; even those who do well in the first round sometimes get “montaged,” their names and faces displayed on TV without backstories or full audition videos. “It definitely made me realize this is what I want to do. Standing up on that stage, and seeing it on TV, it was really fun,” she said. Hear Burns sing at youtube.com/user/ CarolineClarkBurns or facebook.com/Caroline-Clark-Burns. — Kelly Sennott
explosion happened that same year. But he applied again and landed an interview. It was months after his interview that he got that phone call offering him a chance to become an astronaut. As a mission specialist, Linnehan has flown in four space flights. The first three were on the shuttle Columbia and the fourth was a mission to the International Space Station on the shuttle Endeavor in 2008. “Being able to fly in the space shuttle program was an honor,” Linnehan said. “It was pretty amazing, actually.” While the space shuttles have all retired, Linnehan still holds out hope that he may fly in space again either with corporate shuttles or otherwise, though he realizes his chances are slim given his age. He’s 58 years old. “Being able to do space walks on a mission and getting out in space in a spacesuit, being on the Hubble servicing mission… was probably the highlight, the most important thing I probably will ever do as a human,” Linnehan said. “The stuff we’ve learned from Hubble is going to echo in time. It’s going to be years and centuries and millennia in terms of cosmology, astronomy, physical sciences, everything.” These days, Linnehan is helping researchers at the Human Research Project figure out ways to keep astronauts safe and healthy during long-term space missions like the flight to Mars. — Ryan Lessard
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This October, Neely Cohen celebrated the one-year anniversary of Vicuña Chocolate in Peterborough (15 Main St., 924-2040, vicunachocolate.com), the state’s only bean-to-bar chocolate wholesale business. On the weekend, her space is a tiny cafe with sipping chocolate, cocoa husk tea, Vicuña chocolate bars, chocolate chunk cookies and cocoa nib brownies. During the week, it’s a factory in which Cohen and her one employee make single-source chocolate bars from only two ingredients: cane sugar and fair trade cacao beans from Ecuador, Belize, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. Vicuña Chocolate’s major growth, she said, has been in wholesale, with more and larger accounts. Sales are with individuals and specialty food markets and cafes, and the San Francisco International Airport sells Vicuña Chocolate bars in two terminal gift shops. Cohen said the bean-to-bar trend is starting to grow throughout the country, though for now her business is unique in New Hampshire.
Couple brings together gay men, pinball enthusiasts David Schumaker and Steven Amlaw are not merely pinball enthusiasts, though they do have 12 pinball machines and two arcade cabinets in their Manchester home. They’re also the founders of FlipOut Pinball Group, a monthly social event for gay men to play pinball. “We have it here at our home and it gives us a chance to share our enthusiasm with other gay men,” Amlaw said in a phone interview. “It’s free; it’s open to any gay man who signs up through Meetup. … [It’s a] very casual kind of group so not heavy competition, but it’s definitely a great [venue] for gay men to get together and enjoy pinball.” The married couple founded the group a couple of years ago when their hobby evolved to a point where they wanted to share it. Now they have about 30 people come to play pinball in their home each month, plus they host events at a member’s house in Londonderry (he has a collection of 16 games, plus a bowling alley). Amlaw said those who have never played, those who haven’t played in 10 years and those who play competitively are all welcome. To their knowledge, FlipOut is the only gay pinball group in the country, which was
“A lot of people really wish we were open more often, and it’s a tough decision, but we’re really happy to just stick to just weekends … so we can focus our time and energy on production all week for the wholesale component,” she said. Cohen studied at Goddard College and attended the National Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York City, where she focused on pastries and chocolate treats, but to learn the process of making chocolate, she lived in Cusco, Peru, and worked at a cacao and chocolate museum and on a cacao farm. She has also trained under pastry chef Pichet Ong, made dessert for Vice President Joe Biden and earned national acclaim after winning Food Network’s Sweet Genius in 2012, according to her website. The company hosts tasting parties and private tours and acts as a field trip destination for local schools and Scout troops. Education, she said, is a major component to the business, and visitors can learn the history, culture, agriculture and process of making chocolate there, too. “We do this visual and sensory experience together,” Cohen said. “It’s a cool process. I like taking people on the journey that I experienced myself in my studies, and exploring the native land where cacao is coming from.” — Kelly Sennott
surprising to Schumaker, especially since he’s seen pinball go through a resurgence in recent years. He attributes part of that to Twitch, a video platform for gamers of all sorts to live stream their play. “One of the cool things about Twitch is every channel has a chat room so people streaming can interact with people who are watching,” Schumaker said in a phone interview. He’s been streaming on Twitch lately too and is working on a themed event for the end of January that will bring some of the top players in New England to compete, an addon to the monthly FlipOut meetings. “What we’ve noticed is a lot of people refer to it as a sport, but there’s definitely a community [that] goes with it,” Amlaw said. Though the couple also runs Granite State Pinball Group, which is open to everyone and draws more competitive players, it was important to them to create a group that caters specifically to gay men. Amlaw noted that when he and Schumaker started dating 20 years ago, there were more options for going out and having fun with a group of people, whereas in today’s Internet age they’ve noticed face-to-face interactions are less frequent. “There isn’t a great avenue for gay couples to hang out and socialize. So for us it was a way of giving back to the gay community,” Amlaw said. Learn more at meetup.com/FlipOut-Pinball-Group or check them out at twitch.tv/ flipoutnh. — Allie Ginwala
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“The first time around is almost like a dress rehearsal, because there are so many things you do have to contend with … you almost need one Olympics under your belt to feel comfortable being cast in the global spotlight for your sport,” she said. “From my understanding, the second or third time you go it’s more and more familiar and obviously anytime you have familiarity you have comfort, and comfort as an athlete is absolutely invaluable.” Throughout the year True spends eight months on the road, racing from March to September, but she tries to enjoy the fall and winter seasons at home in Hanover with husband and their dog. A professional runner, True’s husband hopes to qualify for the 5k or the 10k race on the track, so they could head to Rio to compete together. “Part of what motivated me the last year was knowing that it would be incredibly special to have the two of us there together,” she said, noting that if he also qualifies, they could be the first married couple in two separate sports to compete in the same Olympic Games. Watch True compete in Rio this August and follow her at facebook.com/sgroffy or twitter.com/sgroffy. — Allie Ginwala
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Blind woman running for state rep The smaller, unknown candidates for New Hampshire’s crowded House tend to take a back seat when there’s a race for president — which is why it might have been easy to miss the fact that a 29-year-old blind woman is running for state representative in District Hillsborough 17 in Manchester. Alexandria Knox’s enthusiasm for public service has driven her to serve in the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Alabama, play the bagpipe at funerals, weddings and veterans events, and dedicate her time helping other candidates for office get elected. Now, the Manchester resident (who moved to the state in 2013) wants to serve as a Republican state rep. For her, overcoming her disability was a matter of looking outward. “I was raised in a strong family that taught me hard work and the values and strong ethics of helping others and serving others and moving on from your own chal-
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lenges to take on the challenges of others. That’s why I want to serve New Hampshire,” Knox said. “Every one of us faces challenges every day. For example, the heroin addiction challenge is a big one. I want to help with that.” She’s currently an intern for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s campaign and worked for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker before he dropped from the race. Knox first got into politics when she did phone banking and voter outreach for New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hemingway in 2014. By the end of that year, she knew she wanted to run for office. Knox first ran for alderman in Manchester, and now she’s setting her sights on the Statehouse. One of her main inspirations is her late grandfather, Bruce Knox, a former Auburn selectman and a 30-year U.S. Air Force veteran. “I just grew up in a strong, service-oriented family. I was always taught to serve others before you serve yourself,” Knox said. Knox is studying political science as a sophomore at Southern New Hampshire University. — Ryan Lessard
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About two and a half years ago, Gregg Pauley set out to conquer Everest for pianists: complete all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas within three years and nine different concert programs. He started in September 2013 and finishes up this year with two final concerts. One is Beethoven: The Late Period, and it happens in Concord Friday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. The last is Beethoven: A State of Wonder on Friday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. Both are at the Concord Community Music School, where Pauley teaches about 35 hours a week. The March concert will highlight the late sonatas of Beethoven, which are “expressive, complex and esoteric,” Pauley said via phone. It’s a struggle, balancing his work and personal life with the project, and he tries to squeeze practice sessions in whenever he can.
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“I’ve always grown up loving hip-hop and it’s seemed like a nation within a nation and I think it’s a metaphor of that,” he said. From there, they broke down the word — “kin” represents that they’re a family, the “g” stands for being original and “dom” reminds them to dominate their doubts, fears and worries and stay positive. “We also love animals, so the animal kingdom,” Cooley added. “[We] want to keep it light and fun and not take ourselves super serious.” Currently, The Kingdom is working on putting together another benefit show around Valentine’s Day. With “a lot in store,” Cooley didn’t want to release too many details yet, but said the goal is to hold at least four fundraisers this year. Follow The Kingdom and learn more about their next show on Facebook. — Allie Ginwala
“The biggest challenge for me is that this is really a full-time endeavor,” Pauley said. “It requires a lot of mental preparation as well as physical preparation.” Pauley had performed Beethoven’s music before, but having spent three intimate years with the composer’s music, he said he understands it better and is in even greater awe at how Beethoven was able to write in a way that was intriguing, thoughtful, logical and unexpected. “One of the things I’ve noticed is how challenging it is to stay on top of his repertoire and stay focused on the program, because each group of sonatas takes so much. For me, in terms of preparation time and ... thought and effort, it’s really been a physical and emotional challenge to endure,” he said. Performing all Beethoven’s sonatas has long been a dream, Pauley said. He’s developed a strong following of listeners, many of whom have come to all the concerts. He’s found this motivating and inspiring. “It’s very emotional. ... For it to be coming to a close is sort of bittersweet,” he said. — Kelly Sennott
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in this primary and accepting money from a super PAC — a symbol of the system he wants to destroy — would be politically counterproductive. Still, that hasn’t kept some enthusiastic supporters from trying to back him with super PACs. One PAC, called Bet on Bernie 2016, was the target of a cease and desist order by the Sanders campaign. But he’s been more forgiving of assistance from National Nurses United, a union PAC.
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Jeb Bush is selling a guacamole bowl, Marco Rubio has a Sigg traveller water bottle, Donald Trump’s website boasts 10 kinds of embroidered hats for $25 each and Hillary Clinton is selling a throw pillow with stitching that reads “A woman’s place is in the White House.” Political merchandise is becoming more diverse, funny and distinct in ways it never was before — but then, it’s always been strange. Take, for example, a pair of slippers on display at the Saint Anselm College Institute of Politics and Political Library. Atop the toes are plastic caricatures of former first ladies Barbara Bush and Nancy Reagan tucked beneath an American flag blanket. Beside the slippers are plush dolls of Barack Obama and former Republican nominee Sen. John McCain. Other display cases show rattles, hard hats and 1980s dolls with presidential candidates’ heads. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. The institute has thousands more pieces stored at the state library.
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The Institute of Politics also has a collection of hundreds of buttons on display, and even those, a common form of political expression used by presidential campaigns in America for more than 80 years, can find a way to get weird. Some of them are distributed by campaigns, but not all, according to Saint Anselm politics professor Chris Galdieri. “If you go to most events, you’re pretty
Jimmy Carter swag at the Institute of Politics. Photo by Ryan Lessard.
likely to see somebody outside selling buttons. Generally speaking, the busier, less artfully designed a button is, the more likely it was put together by some guy in his basement rather than a campaign that put a lot of time and effort into graphic design and choosing typefaces,” Galdieri said. At the Millyard Museum in Manchester, Executive Director John Clayton points to a few buttons in the museum’s new exhibit on past primaries in the Queen City, which opened on Dec. 14. “They literally go from the ridiculous to the sublime,” Clayton said. Some of the buttons read “Doctors for Obama,” “Episcopalians for Reagan” or “Gays and Lesbians for Hillary — 2008.” Another odd one reads “Abort Rocky” (a reference to 1976 candidate Nelson Rock-
Dolls of John McCain and Barack Obama at the Institute of Politics. Photo by Ryan Lessard.
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efeller and the former Republican vice president’s pro-abortion stance). “Those are the ones I look for. The ones that kind of break the standard mold,” Clayton said. The museum is displaying hundreds of buttons in a section of the exhibit, which features mostly old photographs. The buttons were loaned to the museum by retired Memorial High School civics teacher Rick Samara, who has been collecting since 1964. Clayton says Samara has amassed about 2,300 buttons (which feature congressional and gubernatorial candidates as well) and about 700 of them are for presidential candidates. A few of them are for candidates that never were, folks supporters tried to draft into running, such as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Oldies but goodies
Among the older items in the collections are a signed letter by Daniel Webster and a William Howard Taft paper hand fan at the Institute of Politics. One particularly rare item at the Millyard Museum is a bronze PT 109 Kennedy tie clip given to only a select few by the John F. Kennedy campaign. The PT 109 was the patrol boat Kennedy served on in World War II. He was later praised for saving the life of his shipmate when a Japanese destroyer cut the smaller boat in half in a collision. The museum’s largest item, which has also been on display at the Institute of Politics, is the wooden podium used by Kennedy during his 1960 speech in Manchester’s Victory Park. The tie clip was lent by the family of the police officer who drove Kennedy to the park that day.
Buttons at the Millyard Museum. Photo by Ryan Lessard.
While the Millyard Museum and the Institute of Politics have the most impressive displays, there are smaller displays in popular campaign waypoints like Robie’s Country Store in Hooksett or Chez Vachon in Manchester.
The purpose of swag then …
Political swag has been around since the late 19th century, Galdieri said. He says the advent of handing out branded hats and pins corresponded with a greater enfranchisement of voters, though women and many black people were still excluded. “There weren’t necessarily huge differences between the parties, so the parties went out of their way to bring people into the process, to make politics a spectacle, something the people can participate in,” Galdieri said. “Buttons, signs … that sort of thing, was one way to do that. To make people feel like they were on a team, in the same way that you would wear your Patriots hat on game day.” Some items were clever enough to serve a secondary purpose, like the Taft fan, which would have likely come in handy in the days before air conditioning.
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Nowadays, the exchange of political merchandise has the secondary purpose of data collection. “Most campaigns at one point or another will do the sort of thing where you go to their website, fill out a form and [they] send you a free bumper sticker,” Galdieri said. “The thinking is, if somebody is motivated enough to click a link and fill out that information, they may be willing to knock on some doors or donate to the campaign.”
25 ment. And in the case of Carly Fiorina, they’ve had a very big organizational role,” said Scala. The largest super PAC in terms of dollars raised is Right to Rise USA, the PAC backing Jeb Bush. It has single-handedly raised more than $103 million according to the last filing, which includes receipts through June 30. His campaign organization has less than a quarter of that in funds raised through Sept. 30. No other super PAC comes close in size but, similar to Bush, the super PACs for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have raised more money than their candidate's respective campaign organizations. Scala says super PACs can take on a more adversarial role than campaigns. “In Rubio’s case, you have Conservative Solutions PAC hitting Christie hard on TV and in direct mail to people’s homes, hitting Christie hard on his record in New Jersey. That frees up Rubio to give the
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pitch to voters which would be more positive,” Scala said. “They are kinda like the ‘bad cops’ of the campaign cycle.” This happened recently as Kasich has been gaining traction in New Hampshire. In response, Right to Rise released an ad criticizing Kasich’s tenure as governor. The Kasich campaign released a subsequent ad highlighting Bush’s so-far mediocre performance in the race.
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27 Kasich’s New Day for America, which reportedly raised $11 million between April 20 and June 30, has already spent more than $5.2 million in pro-Kasich ads, at least $4 million of which was for spots to air on New Hampshire and Boston TV and radio stations. The super PAC didn’t report any funds during the last FEC filing because it raised money as a 527 organization until it transformed into a super PAC in late July. Bush’s PAC has already spent more than $64 million overall. The New York Times reported Right to Rise set aside $22 million for ads in New Hampshire, $6.6 million in Iowa and $8.3 in South Carolina. This followed the announcement by the Bush campaign that it would put most of its early state eggs in the Granite State basket. “That’s an example of implicit coordination which stays within the boundaries of the rules. Clearly, Jeb Bush’s campaign itself is focused on New Hampshire, not Iowa. So, even though a super PAC and a campaign might not talk to each other, it’s fairly clear from the campaign’s decisions where the super PAC should spend
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But there are some exceptions to the rule. Carly Fiorina, the tech executive who’s never held elective office, has allowed her super PAC, CARLY for America, to take on much of the role traditionally reserved for local campaign staff. “Fiorina is an extreme example and that’s out of necessity because they’re just not running a top-tier campaign like others are, like Bush and Rubio and Kasich and so forth,” Scala said. “It’s not much of a campaign organization. They’re not running ads now.” The PAC is present at events headlined by Fiorina, something it is able to plan for since the campaign posts its events in a public Google calendar the PAC can easily track. PAC staff sets up tables and sign-in sheets and hangs banners with the CARLY logo, which looks almost identical to the campaign logo. Audrey Scagnelli, the spokesperson for CARLY for America, says they have 12 staffers in New Hampshire and another 12 in Iowa. It’s not uncommon for a PAC to get a head start on a campaign before a can-
didate declares with fundraising and organization-building, but after the candidate throws their hat in officially, much of the local staff often moves from the PAC to the campaign. This happened with Pataki’s campaign and Bush’s. The 2016 Committee super PAC, which backed retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, had a local staff of New Hampshire conservatives but, earlier this month, all five of them including its leader defected to volunteer for Cruz, citing electability concerns. The greatest irony in the race has been just how little effect the Bush money machine has had on voters while the richest candidate, Donald Trump, has spent only about $5.5 million so far and only released a couple ads this month but has enjoyed a top spot in most polls. Trump has received a lot of free media riding on the power of his celebrity. While Trump has no fewer than 10 super PACs ostensibly backing him, only one, Patriots for Trump, raised money before June 30. And even then, it had only $131,623. Trump began this race by selffunding his campaign to the tune of $1.9 million but later raised $3.7 million in unsolicited and mostly small donations, to which he added $100,000 of his own money. Rath says having the most money isn’t everything. “You don’t have to have as much as the
other guy but you have to have enough to be effective,” Rath said.
Do PACs make a difference?
“Even in the age of super PACs, the old adage is true that money alone doesn’t solve all of a campaign’s problems. Right to Rise has been spending money in New Hampshire for months and months now, and it hasn’t thus far paid off,” Scala said. “With just three and a half weeks to go, Bush is floundering.” A recent poll by the American Research Group shows Bush trailing in sixth place with 8 percent of likely GOP voters in New Hampshire. Rath says Bush’s PAC raising so much money and so early had been intended for more than what it can buy. “Beyond the reality of the money, there was hope of a political impact, which was to chill the field around him and give him a kind of cloak of inevitability. That really didn’t occur,” Rath said. In general, Rath says super PACs are best positioned to mobilize money for media rather than day-to-day campaign operations. “It buys a lot of television ads. There’s no question about that. And I suspect it buys a lot of mailers. But in terms of day-to-day usefulness on the ground, it’s limited,” Rath said. He uses the Kasich campaign as an
example, which he says has a very traditional fundraising and ground game operation. “We’re running three or four events a day. Those have all got to be advanced. Many places, you have to pay for the use of the hall. Then you’ve got to get people there early. You’ve got a sound system at every event. … The event’s got to be produced. It’s got to have a certain look and feel and you’ve got to have materials there in terms of signs, stickers and all kinds of things,” Rath said. Whether the increased ad spending makes a difference in changing the minds of voters or not, super PACs may largely be to blame for why so many candidates are still in the race at this point in the cycle. Scala says candidates like Christie are held afloat by PAC money. “He started the campaign under a cloud, probably would have had difficulties raising money the old-fashioned way … but the fact that he had, I imagine, some wealthy donors in his corner, he could fund his campaign and at least get as far as he has so far,” Scala said. “I don’t know that some of these candidates would even be approaching the starting line in Iowa if it weren’t for the super PACs.” Plus, the ease of raising money with no contribution limits means a candidate needs to make fewer phone calls and fewer trips to the money centers of the country
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Wedding photography has traditionally meant having the couple stand and smile for what seems like hours on end, their cheeks cramping as the photographer assembles them with every possible combination of their friends and family members. However, a growing number of couples are taking a more free-spirited approach to capturing their special occasion. Stephanie Wales owns and operates Stephanie Wales Creative Imagery out of Amherst with her husband Seth. She said she has noticed less demand for heavily edited and staged wedding photos and greater interest in a more authentic, natural look. “Most couples, even if they’re attractive and confident, they care how they look, so they can get very stiff in their wedding photos,” Wales said. “The pictures of them the next day, running around the beach, exhausted, hungover and with no makeup on — those end up being their favorite pictures.” In 2009, Wales launched her signature BrideScapes, a day-after wedding photo shoot set in a natural landscape with a theme unique to the couple. Past BrideScapes have included couples on a golf course, in a body of water, at a seaside arcade, on the beach at sunset, riding a horse and riding a bike. While similar to the “trash the dress” trend in that the photos involve a location or activity that contrasts with formal wedding attire, BrideScapes is less about the shock factor and more about representing the couple and what makes them special. “It’s different from, ‘Let’s go roll around in mud and spray paint just to trash the dress.’ That’s a trend,” Wales said. “But a bride riding a horse because she’s an eques-
trian and a groom riding a bike because he’s a bike rider isn’t a trend. It’s more like, “This is who we are. We’re being silly and making a mess, but we’re being ourselves.” Whether it’s trash-the-dress, a BrideScapes-type theme or another nontraditional wedding photography concept, a day-after shoot has many benefits, like flexibility with location. Unlike the wedding day, a separate shoot provides a more relaxed atmosphere. It helps the couple let their guard down and take more natural photos without the pressure of other people watching, and it allows the photographer to work more freely. “A wedding is this big scripted event where everything is planned, so with the photos, I think many couples like the idea of being able to relax and be themselves,” Wales said. “With a more personal shoot, they can really let loose and show who they are. Instead of [having them pose with] stiff wedding smiles, it’s more like, ‘OK, just go over there and be in love.’” If you’re interested in using a creative alternative to conventional wedding photography, Wales says the best place to start is online. Browse some wedding albums for ideas and try to nail down exactly what you want so you can pitch it to a photographer. Finding the right photographer is crucial if you’re taking a more experimental route. If you’re viewing a photographer’s website and the gallery has nothing but cookie-cutter wedding photos, move on. Once you find a photographer who seems to have a creative eye, tell them about your wedding and what kinds of photos you want. Before you hire them, make sure they can explain to you exactly how the creative shots will be achieved. “It’s all about the artistic vision,” Wales said. “If you find someone with talent and a similar vision and their images resonate with you then let them do it.”
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Another trend Voros has seen lately among couples is a throwback to favorite flavors from childhood. “We have a lot of people doing like little shooters with milk and mini cookies on
them, mini milkshakes and cookie bars,” Voros said. “I’ve also seen a throwback to flavors of things that remind us of our childhood so Funfetti wedding cakes or Funny Bones or Devil Dogs.” If cake really isn’t your thing, go for a dessert tower that gives the illusion of a cake. This summer, Voros has a couple who will have a tower of Oreos shaped like a cake. The piles of Oreos will be set in place with frosting. “I did a Greek wedding where they did a Greek cookie station,” she said. “It’s nice to have delicacies like that that relate to the [couple’s] heritage.” She’s also had a couple choose a cannoli “cake” that had an actual cake on the top tier, but tiers stacked full of mini cannolis below. One of the most unusual wedding desserts Vanasco has ever done is croquembouche — a French dessert tower of pastry balls set with caramel — for a New Orleans, French-themed wedding. “I thought it was a good idea because everyone has a three-tiered cake … but you sure bet if you ask the people who went to that wedding, they remember it was the croquembouche,” she said.
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“Trolleys are great for nostalgia and fun. They’ve got that personal touch,” Mantegari said. They can also hold a decent number of people but can be on the pricier side (and are a little more rare; not every city will have trolley cars available for rent). But some venues also have quirkier transportation already included, said Lori Walter, owner of Lori Walter Weddings & Events. She pointed out Waterville Valley, which has trolley rides in its package. She’s also been to a wedding at Searles Castle in Windham in which the bride and her father rode up to the aisle in a horse-drawn carriage. If you’re looking for something old-fashioned but intimate, lots of car and limousine companies also rent out stylish or antique automobiles for the big day. Rae Pierson, events coordinator for Grace Limousine in Manchester, said 99 percent of the time the company’s 1956 Rolls Royce S-1 Bentley is rented out, it’s for wedding parties. Sometimes it’s to go with a theme, but sometimes not. Often, it’s to add drama and make that day more special — plus, they look great in photos. “The sheer beauty of the vehicle helps in creating those lasting photos and memories for years to come,” Pierson said.
Walter said a lot of couples today are using buses on their wedding day. For guests, they’re especially useful for venues without ample parking or for people traveling far to attend the ceremony. They also ensure safe travels if guests want to indulge in a beverage or two, maybe picking them up at the hotel and then transporting them to and from the reception hall. Some companies Walter’s worked with have put in extra effort to make the ride special. “One of the coach companies we used last summer was so sweet — the bus driver called a couple weeks before the wedding and asked the colors of the wedding, and he dressed in those colors,” Walter said. Mantegari said school buses are especially popular for their size (typically fitting about 49 people) and inexpensive price. “One of the things people really like is when a bride and groom go the extra lengths to plan those types of details, because they’re really helpful to the guests. A lot of people have anxiety about getting from Point A to Point B, especially if they don’t know the area. So providing transportation is really a very thoughtful and kind and generous thing, to have all those other logistics mapped out,” Mantegari said. For more inspiration and to learn what’s possible where you want to get married, Walter suggested theknot.com, pinterest.com and weddingwire.com, which are also helpful for finding wedding vendors.
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High-altitude venues like the McIntyre Ski Area (50 Chalet Way, Manchester, 622-6159, mcintyreskiarea.com) Museums like the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, 669-4820, nhashs.org) Academic venues like the University of New Hampshire (20 Ballard St., Durham, 862-1900, unh.edu/conferences-catering) Indoor playgrounds like Cowabunga’s (1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 6258005, mycowabungas.com) Bowling allies like Merrimack Ten Pin Center (698 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-0989, merrimacktenpin.com) or Spare Time (216 Maple St., Manchester, 625-9656, sparetimeentertainment.com/manchester) Orchards like Mack’s Apples (230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, 434-7619, macksapples.com) Petting zoos like Charmingfare Farm (774 High St, Candia, 483-5623, visitthefarm.com) Movie theaters like Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) Audubon centers like the NH Audubon McLane Center (84 Silk Farm Rd., Concord, 224-9909, nhaudubon.org) Sports fields like the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Dr., Manchester, 641-2005, nhfishercats.com)
them,” Duncan said. “There are couples who select right at sunset so you can still actually see the couple, unlike if you were getting married underneath the stars that we have projected.” The theater seats 103 people but seating arrangements between the atrium and function room areas can accommodate anywhere from 150 to 175 people. “We have a great open space on our first floor that serves as a great dance floor right at the front of an F8 fighter jet. So that’s an interesting backdrop,” Duncan said. She said guests are welcome to check out all the other parts of the museum at any point during a reception. “If they’re getting married here, they can just flow out and have the reception in the entire facility,” Duncan said. The facility can be rented for $950 for a minimum of five hours, plus $125 for each additional hour. You can also bring in any caterer and a licensed bartender to provide food and drinks.
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester is pristine, diverse and stimulating, with three different sections for the different phases of a wedding. “The ceremonies actually take place in our 1929 historic court,” said Lisa Pavlopoulos, the Currier’s events manager. “It’s a beautiful historic court, Italian Renaissance-inspired, with nice beautiful columns, and it has a marble staircase. There’s an upper balcony and there’s court seating.” There is room in the courtyard to seat 30 to 40 people while the rest can stand. From there, the guests can transition to a cocktail hour and a reception. “A lot of people really like to do both the ceremony and the reception with us, because it’s neat and clean and it keeps everybody within one building,” Pavlopoulos said. “There’s plenty of places for them to go and it feels like they’re in three different areas for all three different activities.” The cocktail hour branches out into the wings of the gallery, and the reception is held in the Winter Garden Café with seating room for 140 guests (150 if you include the head table). “It acts as our cafe during the day but it transforms remarkably at night,” Pavlopoulos said. All weddings have to take place at night since the museum is open to the public during the day. The ceremony costs $1,200, which includes an hour of rehearsal the night before and two hours for the ceremony itself. It includes general admission for all guests, including during the day of the wedding.
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Community Caregivers hosts its 11th annual Potter’s Bowl at Pinkerton Academy’s Freshman Cafeteria (5 Pinkerton St., Derry) from 5 to 8 p.m. Choose a handmade pottery bowl created by a local artist and enjoy over a dozen different soups as well as bread and desserts from local restaurants and businesses. There will also be demonstrations, entertainment, raffles and a silent auction. Tickets are $40. Visit comcaregivers.org.
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Join Bear-Paw Regional Greenways for their 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting at the Hooksett Public Library (31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Local raptor rehabilitator Jane Kelly will talk about her experiences and will have several feathered friends for guests to meet. There will also be a review of Bear-Paw’s conservation successes from the past 20 years and their plans for the future. After a provided lunch, guests can visit the Merrimack River to view bald eagles and see some of the land Bear-Paw has protected in Hooksett. Admission is $15. Register at bear-paw.org.
Sunday, Jan. 31
Don’t miss the fifth annual Boston Bruins Alumni Classic at 2 p.m. at Saint Anselm College’s Sullivan Arena (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). In this fundraiser game, Boston Bruins alumni players will compete against the Crotched Mountain Wild, a team of employees and friends of the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center. Proceeds will benefit Crotched Mountain’s Accessible Recreation and Sports programs. General admission is $15 at the door, $10 in advance. Limited reserved seating is $40. Visit crotchedmountain.org.
Eat: Groundhog Day breakfast The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester presents its 15th annual Groundhog Day Benefit Breakfast & Auction at the Executive Court Banquet Facility (1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester) on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Guests will enjoy a full breakfast buffet, a silent auction, raffle baskets, bingo and other games. The cost is $22.50 per person. Visit mhcgm.org to register.
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Based on the 1971 musical, Grease: Live airs at 7 p.m. on Fox network. The show will be performed with a studio audience and will combine elements from the original stage musical and the 1978 film adaptation. Starring Julianne Hough as Sandy, Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo, with the theme song sung by Jessie J. Visit fox.com.
Drink: Whiskey Enjoy a Whiskey Dinner with Buffalo Trace Distillery on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Copper Door restaurant (15 Leavy Drive, Bedford), beginning at 6 p.m. The dinner includes a reception, two courses, an entree and a dessert, each paired with a different whiskey. Space is limited, and reservations are required. The cost is $95 per person. Visit copperdoorrestaurant.com for more information and the full menu. Contact Sandy at 488-2677, ext. 3, or sandy.rozek@copperdoorrestaurant.com to reserve your spot.
Get out and enjoy the winter weather at the Beaver Brook 5K Snowshoe Race, held in the Beaver Brook woods (117 Ridge Road, Hollis), starting at 10 a.m. There will be colorful Beaver Brook 5K gloves or T-shirts for the first 100 entrants and Amarello’s Famous Kale Soup for all at the finish line. Limited running snowshoes will be available to rent for $8. Registration is $25 in advance, $30 the day of the race. Visit beaverbrook.org.
Be Merry: With video games The Global Game Jam is a worldwide game development event that brings programmers, artists, musicians and other creatives to compete in a game developing challenge using a set theme and technical constraints. On Sunday, Jan. 31, at 5 p.m., the public is invited to stop by Little Hall at NHTI (31 College Drive, Concord) for a showing of the finished games created by teams at NHTI earlier that weekend. Visit globalgamejam.org.
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Rep presents a new look at Louis Armstrong By Kelly Sennott
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Before he died in Queens, New York, in 1971, jazz legend Louis Armstrong left behind more than 600 reels of tape recordings, not just of him singing, but also of him talking about life candidly. These tapes now survive in the Louis Armstrong archives at Queens College, and it’s why, years later, we know it wasn’t just optimism and joy behind Satchmo’s warm smile. Satchmo at the Waldorf by Terry Teachout is a one-man drama about these recordings, telling of the turbulence and hurt that Armstrong often hid behind his happy-go-lucky facade. Directed by Jeremy Abram and starring Lawrence E. Street, it’s now on stage at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, with shows through Valentine’s Day. Rep Artistic Director Miles Burns said he read a lot of scripts last year, and besides good timing — it premieres in the midst of Black History Month and Mardis Gras — company directors thought Seacoast audiences would appreciate it in part because of the success of last year’s onewoman show, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, and because it is, as far as Burns knows, brand-new to the area. “When you learn about the things he went through in his life, you wonder, how could he have sung, ‘What a Wonderful World?’ You really find so much about the
Lawrence E. Street, who plays Louis Armstrong in Satchmo at the Waldorf at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. Courtesy photo.
man, and it’s very touching,” Burns said. Satchmo at the Waldorf is not a show for kids, with crass language and mature themes. The play premiered in 2011 and it takes place after a 1971 performance Armstrong performed in New York’s Waldorf Hotel, shortly before Armstrong’s death. It shows him sick and weary, unwinding in his dressing room after what turned out to be his last show, while reminiscing about life. Street will perform all the play’s characters — Armstrong, his manager Joe
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Glaser and musician Miles Davis, who was incredibly critical of the elder jazz legend, calling him an “Uncle Tom” for pandering to white audiences. Street said capturing Armstrong’s voice has been a struggle (though it’s certainly not an exact imitation, he said), but what’s most daunting is performing alone for an entire show. “I’ll tell you, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. And I knew that going into it. I think what interested me the most was the challenge of trying to pull off a one-person show, and keeping audiences interested for two hours,” said Street, who earned the role through New York acting auditions. Abram makes his directorial debut with this play. He was in the Rep’s Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Full Monty and Chicago. He also portrayed Satchmo in the 2012 off-Broadway musical Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador, another one-man show. Because of this, Abram, who’s also a New Orleans native, knows the famous jazz musician very well. While researching that role, he stepped into the legend’s former home and listened to some of his original voice recordings. “Louis Armstrong was one of the first people to have a tape recorder. He’d record ... his performances so he could listen to them, listen to the playback,” Abram said. The show is not a biography — Teachout himself called it a work of fiction, freely based on fact — but it provides anoth-
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er perspective of the famous musician, probably one Armstrong himself wanted people to see. “I think he knew he was going to be talked about after he died. I think he knew he was going to leave this incredible legacy, and he knew he was a huge star. He had already written two books before he died,” Abram said. “In the play, he knows he’s going to die soon. He knows he doesn’t have a long life ahead of him. He can barely breathe. But he has to get all this out before it’s too late.” See Satchmo at the Waldorf Where: Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth When: On view now through Feb. 14, with showtimes Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Contact: seacoastrep.org, 433-4793, info@seacoastrep.org Admission: Tickets start at $22 More Louis Armstrong history What: Educator and performer Nanette Perrotte presents “Jazz: In the Beginning, there was Satchmo,” a series of stories and songs about the iconic musician and era. Where: Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St., Amherst, 673-2288, library@amherstlibrary.org, amherstlibrary.org When: Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Admission: Free, registration required
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Looking for more art, theater and classical music? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store or Google Play. Theater Productions • DORKS IN DUNGEONS Improv comedy show based on the game, Dungeons & Dragons. Fri., Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. $12 online, pay-what-you-can at the door. Visit dorksindungeons.com. Visit 3sarts.org. • THE LION KING, JR. Presented by West Running Brook Middle School at Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry, Fri., Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 30, at 4 p.m. • ARSENIC & OLD LACE Majestic Theatre of Dramatic Arts performance. Fri., Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 30, at 7 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. $12-$15. Call 669-7469.
Visit majestictheatre.net. • EVENING BROADCASTS World premiere collection of short plays. Directed by Todd Hunger, G. Matthew Gaskell, Whitney Smith. Jan. 22 through Feb. 7, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 at 7 p.m., Sun., Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. Players' Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. $15. Call 436-8123. Visit playersring.org. • THE CRUCIBLE NH Theatre Project production. Jan. 15-31, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. New Hampshire Theatre Project, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $26. Call 431-6644, ext. 5. Email reservations@nhtheatreproject.org. • CANDID CANDIDATES Original play by Londonderry playwright Donald Tongue. Thurs.,
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Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 24, at 2 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, 38C Ladd's Lane, Epping. $20. Call 679-2781. • NUNSENSE A-MEN Palace Theatre production. Jan. 22 through Feb. 13. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. $25$45. Call 668-5588. Visit palacetheatre.org. • CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL Rochester Opera House production. Thurs., Jan. 14, through Sun., Jan. 31. Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. $18-$26. Call 335-1992. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com. • STATE BALLET THEATRE OF RUSSIA'S ROMEO &
JULIET Tues., Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. $20-$58. Call 225-1111. Visit ccanh.com. • ANSELMIAN ABBEY PLAYERS ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL at the Dana Center for the Humanities, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, Thurs., Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. $8. Call 641-7700. Visit anselm.edu. • MARRIED ALIVE! Majestic Theatre dinner theater production. Fri., Feb. 5, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 7, at 1:30 p.m. Executive Court Banquet Facility, 1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester. $38 Sunday, $42 Friday and Saturday. Visit majestictheatre.net. Call 669-7469. • BECAUSE OF THE
WOMEN: THE HISTORIES BY HERODOTUS (JUST THE HIGH POINTS) AS TOLD BY TOM CAYLER Featuring guest NYC performance artist Tom Cayler in his original production Fri., Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 6, at 4 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $24. Visit pontine.org. Call 4366660. • ALADDIN, JR. Presented by Riverside Youth Theater Company. Fri., Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 6, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Art Events • DRINKABLE ARTS: AVIATION MUSEUM OF NH FUNDRAISER Paint aviation-
themed glass to support the museum. Sun., Jan. 31, 1-3 p.m. Aviation Museum of NH, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry. $40 includes materials. Visit aviationmuseumofnh.org, call 669-4820. • “THE ARTIST SPEAKS” Four-part artist presentation series. Events highlight Mike Teitsch, metal; John Bennard, mixed media; Karen Tyne, sound; and Chris Tremblay, painting, respectively. Mon., Feb. 1, at 7 p.m.; Mon., Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. Trumpet Gallery, 8 Grove St., Peterborough. Free. Visit trumpetgallery.com. • ROCK THE RUNWAY FASHION SHOW Evening of philanthropy, fashion, food, appetizers, silent auction. Wed., March 9, at 6:30 p.m. Palace
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• Questionable spinster aunts: The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts presents Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring this weekend. The play, produced in conjunction with the Greater Derry Arts Council, features a teen cast ensemble, under the direction of Amanda Pawlik. The play follows drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s uneasiness as his fiancee Elaine Harper becomes part of his unusual family. Though his spinster aunts Abby and Martha Brewster are known throughout Brooklyn for their many acts of kindness and charity, they’ve secretly been relieving lonely old men with homemade elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine and cyanide. The play happens at the Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry, on Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for youth 17 and younger. Visit majestictheatre.net or call 669-7469. • New Hampshire Theatre award winners: The New Hampshire Theatre Awards took place Jan. 23, and New Hampshire’s theater people — actors, directors, set and costume designers — all met at the Capitol Center for the Arts for the big reveal for best community and professional productions in both drama and musical categories. Big community theater winners were Chicago by the Peacock Players (best sound design, best costume design, best director, Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. $50 VIP, includes 2 drink tickets and preferred seating. $40 for general admission. Visit palacetheatre.org. • IMPERIAL FABERGE EGGS Illustrated presentation focusing on life and work of Russian master jeweler and artist Peter Carl Faberge, presented by Marina Forbes. Tues., March 15, at 7 p.m. St. Elizabeth Seton, 190 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. Free. Visit marinaforbes. com. Visit nhhc.org. Openings • DAVID BEFFA-NEGRINI January artist of the month. On view are his “Fool’s Gold,” high-quality jigsaw puzzles. On view through January. Special one-day demonstration Sat., Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Exeter Fine Crafts, 61 Water St., Exeter. Call 778-8282. Visit exeterfinecrafts.com. • DON GORVETT Celebrating 25 years of art in Portsmouth.
Corrine Prestia as Martha Brewster, Rodrick Grass as Lieutenant Rooney and Olivia Dube as Abby Brewster. Courtesy photo.
best actress, best music director, best choreographer), Crazy for You by the Nashua Actorsingers (best musical), Time Stands Still by theatre KAPOW (best lighting design, best drama, best scenic design) and Death of a Salesman by M&D Productions (best director, best actor, best actress). Big winners for professional theaters were Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by the New London Barn Playhouse (best musical, best director, best actor, best supporting actor, best supporting actress), The Mystery of Edwin Drood by the New London Barn Playhouse (best lighting, sound and costume design, best actress, best director) and Outside Mullingar by the Peterborough Players (best supporting actress, best scenic design, best director, best drama, best actress). The New Hampshire Theatre Awards celebrated its 14th anniversary this year. Its goal is to recognize achievements and exceptional talent in New Hampshire-produced theater through a unique adjudication process, which culminates in this awards night held every February. Visit nhtheatreawards.org for more information. — Kelly Sennott
On view Feb. 1 through March 8. Reception Wed., Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. Portsmouth Library, 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth. Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library. Call 766-1725. • “DIFFERENT ROOTS, COMMON DREAMS: NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CULTURAL DIVERSITY” Featuring photographs by Becky Field. On view Feb. 1 through March 18. Reception Mon., Feb. 8, 5-6:45 p.m. Derryfield School Lyceum Gallery, 2108 River Road, Manchester. Visit derryfield.org, differentrootsnh.com. • “THE BOSTON SCHOOL: 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PAINTINGS” On view Feb. 14 through April 30. Reception Sun., Feb. 14, 1-3 p.m. New Hampshire Antique Co-op, 323 Elm St./Route 101A, Milford. Call 673-8499. • “FROM LAND TO SEA: CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY WILLIAM DAVIS” On view Feb. 14 through April 30.
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Reception Sun., Feb. 14, 1-3 p.m. New Hampshire Antique Co-op, 323 Elm St./Route 101A, Milford. Call 673-8499. • DRINKABLE ARTS: AVIATION MUSEUM OF NH FUNDRAISER Paint aviationthemed glass to support the museum. Sun., Jan. 31, 1-3 p.m. Aviation Museum of NH, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry. $40 includes materials. Visit aviationmuseumofnh.org, call 669-4820. Open calls • CALL FOR ARTISTS Looking for artists to display artwork in library’s meeting room. Each show is on view for a month. Hollis Social Library, 2 Monument Square, Hollis. Visit hollislibrary.org, call 465-3507. • CALL FOR ARTISTS: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX Looking for designs to go on traffic boxes in downtown Manchester. Includes $400 stipend to cover time and materials. Sub-
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Adelaide Murphy Tyrol wouldn’t describe herself as a political painter, but if you look closely at her wildlife fine art, you’ll find tiny hints of her own environmental concerns and interests. “Dying Lily,” for example, showcases a wilted flower with ripe pollen sacs. (At one time, this piece was named “Middle-aged with Sexual Prowess Still Intact.”) Another, “Birds of Cedar Key 2,” is an estuary scene spotted with colorful bird eggs floating throughout the painting, which was inspired by an endangered bird nesting ground the artist regularly visits in Florida. “I try not to make it too pedantic,” Tyrol said via phone last week. “I’m more interested in my own environmental concerns right now, and I think they’re a serious, valid thing to spend time artistically considering.” Yet her messages don’t hit you over the head, McGowan Fine Art Director Sarah Chaffee said via phone, and they’re painted with incredible quality, not to mention anatomical accuracy. “I love it when an artist can address those issues, and she does it in a subtle way. Just to simply notice how beautiful animals are really makes you take a second look at the natural world around you, but she actually includes some things, like oil rigs, out in the distance [of a painting]. They may not be the focal point, but they’re certainly there,” Chaffee said. This past year, Tyrol herself has been a focal point in numerous art venues, having participated in many regional shows, including a solo exhibition at McGowan Fine Art in September, plus another at LaBelle Winery, on view for another month. On Saturday, Feb. 6, she presents her work and methods at the Capitol Center for the Arts as part of its Salon Series. Adelaide Tyrol artwork and presentation Art at LaBelle Winery: 345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898, labellewinerynh. com, presented through McGowan Fine Art (10 Hills Ave., Concord, 225-2515, mcgowanfineart.com), on view through Feb. 26, alongside artwork by Susan Wahlrab Presentation at the Capitol Center for the Arts: 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com, in the Kimball House on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m., $25 general admission Contact: adelaidetyrol.com
Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. Courtesy photo.
Most days, the Plainfield, Vermont, artist works in a studio surrounded by her favorite subject matter — on a 26-acre plot of land with plants, trees and a large pond. Here, in addition to her fine art, she works on illustrations for Northern Woodlands magazine, which she’s been doing for 16 years. “I have to do it very right, though I try to add humor and make them beautiful. It’s very limiting. But those illustrations feed me and give me material for my own paintings, which address things like environmental concerns and diminishing species,” she said. “And I can use that information … to tell the story of something I feel more deeply about, or even something I’m interested in.” Tyrol’s fine art paintings allow exploration. She mentioned one, “The Ram,” which depicts an orange-eyed, three-horned ram seemingly smiling at the viewer against a periwinkle sky. Tyrol had never seen one before, in photos or real life, but knew the three-horned beast existed and wanted to imagine its portrait. Her painting style is also a result of having run Oliphant Studio with Sarah Oliphant for decades. Since 1978, they’ve been painting backdrops that stand behind models, political candidates and magazine cover subjects for runway shows and photo shoots. “It’s surprising that this stuff isn’t done digitally. It’s literally [painted] on huge canvases, 10 by 25 feet,” Tyrol said. “We started just by doing commissioned paintings for photographers. But a lot of them didn’t actually want to keep the backdrops,
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so we started taking them back. Often, they’re quite generic, with blue skies and white clouds.” The business partners are in the midst of their busy season — they’re getting ready for New York Fashion Week in February. Last year, Marc Jacobs commissioned them to paint a 300-foot runway and 20by 40-foot backdrop, inspired by Jeremiah Goodman’s watercolor of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland’s “garden from hell” living room, requiring five days and
“Thrush.” Courtesy photo.
buckets of paint. This year looks to be just as busy. “Just this past week, we [painted] for Louis Vuitton. It was really fun — we had to do six 12-foot by 12-foot paintings of old art deco travel posters, if you can picture that. There was one with a steamship leaving from New York City for Ireland, one of the South of France and one of the Taj Mahal,” she said. “It was almost as if it was a silkscreen vintage postcard.” Other Fashion Week clients include Vera Wang and Donna Karan, and maybe Tommy Hilfiger. Tyrol and Oliphant often receive complimentary show tickets but usually decline due to exhaustion. “I’m sometimes on set right before, but no, I’m not sitting next to Beyonce,” Tyrol said. This career has taught her to paint quickly — during some gigs, she hardly has time to eat — and to be comfortable with large-scale work. To this day, she starts most paintings by placing the canvas on the ground and making marks with house paint brushes taped to bamboo sticks. “It’s almost like your shoulder is really your wrist. And that’s how most of my fine artwork starts — on the floor with these huge, huge brushes and a lot of paint splattering around,” Tyrol said. The technique keeps things fresh and interesting, though when the time comes, she hones these paintings down, placing the canvas on an easel and switching to a smaller brush for details. “It keeps it a bit unpredictable,” Tyrol said.
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• Jigsaw master: New Hampshire artist David Beffa-Negrini takes jigsaw puzzles to a new level through his exhibition at Exeter Fine Crafts, 61 Water St., Exeter, which features artfully made high-quality jigsaw puzzles, each cut by hand. To create the puzzles, Beffa-Negrini uses a special blend of solid basswood backed by a double-thick layer of mahogany veneer. He likes incorporating puzzler challenges in his designs, from false edges and drop-outs to cuts that occur along color lines. He finishes it off with a wax and polish. Beffa-Negrini, an avid puzzle collector, founded Fool’s Gold Puzzles in 1997. He’s a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and editor and past president of the Association of Game & Puzzle Collectors, the world’s foremost organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of games and puzzles, according to the press release. He’ll be at the gallery on Saturday, Jan. 30, during regular hours, 10 a.m. to about 5:30 p.m., for a special one-day demonstration, where he’ll create a piece of art while talking about his methods and techniques. Call 778-8282. • Photography show: The Ash Street Group also hosts an opening reception for a photographic art exhibition, “Through the Lens,” this week, on Thursday, Jan. missions due by Feb. 22 at 9 p.m. Boxes to be painted spring of 2016. Manchester, NH Manchester., Includes $25 application fee, though this is waived for students. Application at 550arts.com. Call 232-5597. • CALL FOR ART Camera Commons looks for tree photography for show on view Feb. 7 through April 2. Deadline for submissions Jan. 30 at midnight. Workshop Gallery, 652 Central Ave., Dover. Email gallery@cameracommons.com. • CALL FOR ARTISTS Looking for entries for Third Annual Meredith Sculpture Walk. Sculptures will be positioned in 32 highly-visible locations throughout Main St., Lake Winnipesaukee and Mine Falls Marketplace. Submissions due by March 31. Meredith, NH Meredith., Email meredithsculpturewalk@metrocast.net. Call 677-2298.
Puzzle art by David Beffa-Negrini. Courtesy photo.
In the Galleries • RON PLANTE Multi-media artist show. On view is “A Seascape Series,” featuring paintings of Maine and NH coastal scenes, and also “The People of the Dawn Series,” a 6-year study of Northeast Native Americans. On view through Feb. 19. Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. Visit nhaudubon.org. Call 668-2045. • “COVER STORY: THE ART OF BOOK BINDING” Library-focus exhibition displaying book bindings and coverings the past 300 years. On view now Sept. 9 through Feb. 19. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org. • OLIVIA BURTSELL Photography exhibition. On view through January. Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson. • SEBASTIAN HOUSEMAN Display of works in oil, watercolor, airbrush, pen and ink, photography, sculpture. “Studiohouse Art Show.” On view through Jan. 29. Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Call 736-9920, visit epsomlibrary.com. • NAAA 8X8 FUNDRAISER AUCTION Nashua Artists Association show. Proceeds benefit the organization. Showcasing pieces mostly in the 8X8 size. On view now through February. ArtHub, 30 Temple St., Nashua. Visit naaa-arthub. org. Visit nashuaareaartistsassoc.org.
28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The show, on view at the Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount St. Mary’s Way, Hooksett, contains 44 photos by 18 artists. The ASG is a multi-level group of photographers from southern New Hampshire who aim to improve their photography skills. They meet on the first and third Wednesday of the month at the library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 485-6092 or visit hooksettlibrary.org or email jlsilvernail@myfairpoint.net. • Tiny bit Huge: A handful of Portsmouth arts people are trying to brand the city as a place for arts and culture by creating a slogan — “A Tiny Bit Huge” — and spreading the word. The team is made up of photographers, artists, creative directors and ArtSpeak board members, and they’ve created a marketing plan and started a crowdfunding effort, which you can learn more about at indiegogo.com/projects/campaign-forportsmouth-s-arts-culture-community. They hope to raise $10,000 in 60 days. So far, they’ve got about $2,600. Next on Classical Music the agenda is to build a website and Web Events series. — Kelly Sennott • HEALTH AND WELL-
Workshops/classes • THE ART OF ICON PAINTING Russian master iconographer, teacher, lecturer, teaches 3.5 hour workshop. Sun., Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 7, at 1:30 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 30 Eastman St., Concord. Call for cost. Call 332-2255. Email marina@ marinaforbes.com. • VALENTINE TANGLE Workshop taught by Paula Ellis. Sat., Feb. 6, 2:30-4:30 p.m. League of NH Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $20, plus $15 for materials. Email nashuarg@nhcrafts.org. • MEDITATION THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION Informal drawing group with meditative elements. Sun., Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Aryaloka Buddhist Center, 14 Heartwood Circle, Newmarket. Donations appreciated. Call 659-5456.
• ALCOHOL INK GREETING CARDS Workshop taught by Alene Sirott-Cope. Sat., Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. League of NH Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $30, plus $10 materials. Email nashuarg@nhcrafts.org. • NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP SERIES Presented by David Saxe, USA Aloft, LLC. Have camera make and model available when you register. Sat., Feb. 13, noon-4 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 27, noon-4 p.m.; Sat., March 5, noon-4 p.m. Massabesic Audubon, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. $150. Visit usaaloft.com/ courses. Call 668-2045. • MANDALAS AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Aryaloka Buddhist Center workshop. Sun., Feb. 14, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Aryaloka Buddhist Center, 14 Heartwood Circle, Newmarket. $35-$65. Vsiti aryaloka.org. Call 659-5456.
NESS DRUM CIRCLE Learn about rhythms, drumming, benefits and applications of music. No prior training necessary. Thursdays, Jan. 28-April 7. 5:15-6 p.m., except Feb. 11, Feb. 25 and March 31. Manchester Community Music School, 2291 Elm St., Manchester. $100 per semester, $15 drop-in. Call 644-4548. • TUCKERMANS AT 9 Concert featuring Tuckermans at 9 a cappella, plus special guest The Afternotes. Sat., Jan. 30, at 4:30 p.m. Strand Theater, 20 Third St., Dover. $15. Visit tuckermansat9.com. • SALUTE TO DUKE Aardvark Jazz Orchestra concert. Sun., Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. Silver Center for the Arts, 114 Main St., Plymouth. $20-$25. Call 535-2787. • UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES: MARK TURNER QUARTET Concert. Mon., Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. $8 general admission. Email
susan.adams@unh.edu. Call 862-2404. • NICHOLAS OROVICH, CHRISTOPHER KIES Concert featuring these artists on trombone and euphonium and piano. Thurs., Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Visit unh.edu. Call 862-2404. • BRINK BUSH Part of Keiser Concert Series of St. Paul's School. Includes music by Bach. Fri., Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul, 325 Pleasant St., Concord. Free. Call 229-4645. Visit sps.edu/keiser. • FANFARE '16 Symphony NH benefit gala. Dinner, live/ silent auctions, dancing with New England Swing, led by Jonathan McPhee. Fri., Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m. Crowne Plaza, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua. $75. Visit symphonynh.org, call 595-9156. • SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UKULELE GROUP LUAU Featuring performances by Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group, Falmouth Library Uke Ensemble, solo artists. Fri., Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. Best Western Hotel, US, 580 US-1 BYP, Portsmouth. $30, includes desserts. Proceeds benefit Ukulele Kids Club, which helps provide ukuleles for music therapy programs. Visit facebook.com/SNHUG. • UNH CHAMBER SINGERS Concert conducted by William Kempster. Sun., Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Visit unh.edu/ music. Call 862-2404. • FACULTY COMPOSERS CONCERT UNH Department of Music Faculty Concert Series. Fri., Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. Bratton Recital hall, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Call 862-2404. Visit unh.edu/music. • NATHAN JORGENSEN, CHRISTOPHER KIES Concert with saxophone, piano. Part of UNH Department of Music Faculty Concert series. Fri., Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Visit unh. edu/music. Call 862-2404. • FREDERIC CHUI: CLASSICAL SMACKDOWN Piano concert. Prokofiev vs. Debussy. Sat., Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Concord Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. $18. Visit concordcommunityconcerts. org, call 344-4747. • FREDERIC CHUI: MASTER CLASS Pre-concert lecture and demonstration on stage fright. Open to all musicians. Sat., Feb. 20, at 10:30 a.m. Concord Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Free. Visit concordcommunityconcerts.org, call 344-4747.
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Education Classes, seminars, lectures... 49 Crafts Fairs, workshops... 51 Health & Wellness Workshops, exercises... 52 Marketing & Business Networking, classes.... 52 Miscellaneous Fairs, festivals, yard sales... 54 Nature & Gardening Hikes, animal events... 54 Over 50 Social outings, sports... 54 Sports & Rec. Spectator sports, runs...
FEATURES 49 Kiddie pool Family activities this week. 51 Treasure Hunt There’s gold in your attic. 50 The Gardening Guy Advice on your outdoors. 54 Car Talk Click and Clack give you car advice. Get Listed From yoga to pilates, cooking to languages to activities for the kids, Hippo’s weekly listing offers a rundown of all area events and classes. Get your program listed by sending information to listings@hippopress.com at least three weeks before the event. Looking for more events for the kids, nature-lovers and more? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play or online at hipposcout.com.
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Concord’s famed winter sporting event, the 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament, returns for its annual three-day takeover of White Park from Friday, Jan. 29, through Sunday, Jan. 31. White Park Pond will be sectioned into eight rinks to allow for multiple simultaneous games. The tournament will progress round-robin style, culminating with semifinals and finals on Sunday. Each team is guaranteed two games on both Friday and Saturday, and additional games on Sunday if they qualify. Though this is only the sixth year of the tournament, Concord’s ice hockey history began over 200 years ago at St. Paul’s School. As one of the earliest institutions to play ice hockey, St. Paul’s used the term “black ice” to describe the type of smooth, transparent ice that formed naturally on the pond on which they played. Many believe the first organized ice hockey game in the United States was held on Nov. 17, 1883, at the school’s Lower Pond. In 2010, the Black Ice Pond Hockey Association was assembled to create an event that would commemorate Concord’s notable role in ice hockey history. “There started to be some resurgence of outdoor hockey with the NHL adding outdoor games and the growing popularity of other pond hockey tournaments,” said Chris Brown, president of the Black Ice 6th annual 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament Where: White Park, 1 White St., Concord When: Friday, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. to noon Cost: Free admission Visit: blackicepondhockey.com Clubs Events • PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM CAMERA CLUB MEETING Meeting will feature award-winning nature photographer Mike Milicia, who specializes in bird photography and
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A previous 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament. Courtesy photo.
Pond Hockey Association. “So, with Concord having such a rich hockey history and an ideal location at White Park, well, why wouldn’t we have something like that in Concord?” Divisions for the tournament include men’s and women’s 18+ open and recreational, men’s 35+ and men’s 50+. Teams can have up to seven players on their rosters, but the games are played with four against four. There are no goalies and no nets; goals are scored by getting the puck inside a 6-foot-wide wooden box through one of the two 12-inch openings. The winning team in each division will win the Hobey Stick Award, named in honor of Hobey Baker, an ice hockey legend and Hall of Famer who learned and played the sport as a student at St. Paul’s. Nearly 100 teams are competing this year, many of which are locally based, but there are some that travel in from other states, including a team that comes from Miami every year. “A lot of people play because
has had his images published in many venues including National Geographic, Audubon and Nature's Best. First-time visitors welcome. Mon., Feb. 1, 7 p.m. Bishop Guertin High School, 194 Lund Road, Nashua. For more information, visit photog-
they have a connection to Concord,” Brown said. “Either they grew up here or they learned to skate at White Park, and every year they come home to play at Black Ice. It’s like an old home day. You can count on seeing people you know at Black Ice.” Young hockey players will also get a chance to shine. On Friday evening and Saturday throughout the day, Concord youth hockey teams with kids ages 5 to 12 will be playing their own games on a rink to the side of the pond. “It’s a great element we’ve added to get the next generation of potential Black Ice players excited about being part of the event,” Brown said. Spectators and even those who aren’t big hockey fans can enjoy the tournament’s carnival-like atmosphere. There will be a heated tent with food vendors, tables where people can sit and eat and windows with views of the action. The tent will also have live music from a few different bands on Friday and Saturday afternoon. A bonfire will
raphersforum.org or find them on Facebook. • CREATIVE COTTAGE GARDENS Nashua Garden Club's February program presented by Priscilla Hutt Williams, a founding member of the NOFA Organic Land Care Committee.
be set up Friday and Saturday evening, and there will be a fireworks display on Friday at 7 p.m. New this year, there will also be ice and snow sculptures. For those who have to step away or can’t make it to the tournament, there will be live scoring for each game available online and via mobile device. A shuttle service will be provided on Friday and Saturday, running to and from the park and stopping at multiple downtown restaurants. For some additional pond hockey spirit, 603 Brewery has developed a specialty Black Ice American Ale in honor of the tournament, which is available for purchase at more than a dozen Concord area markets. “Black Ice has become our unofficial citywide winter celebration,” Brown said. “In a city that, for the most part, gets bypassed for winter recreation because of ski resorts and [other winter sports] up north, we do have hockey, and that’s a good excuse to go out and celebrate.”
She has been gardening since childhood and developed a keen interest in the flowers of yesteryear. She continues to grow heirloom varieties from seed each season and is a frequent lecturer on organic and historic topics. Wed., Feb. 3, doors at 6:30 p.m.,
meeting at 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, 121 Manchester St., Nashua. Members of the public are welcome to attend a meeting for a $5 fee. More information about the club can be found at nashuagardenclub.com or on their Facebook.
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gled, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and The Princess and the Frog to life on the ice. Weekend showtimes are Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m., 2:30 and 6:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets start at $26. Visit disneyonice.com. Swing by Cowabunga’s Indoor Inflatable Playground (1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett) on Friday, Jan. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., for a party with Spiderman. Bounce around, play fun games, take part in a free craft and get your picture taken with Spiderman. Admission is $10 for kids and free for adults Creative construction Saturday, Jan. 30, is Lego City! day at and babies. Visit mycowabungas.com. Concord Public Library (45 Green St.). From 1 to 3 p.m., all are invited to stop in Art for all Visit the Studio 550 Art Center (550 Elm and collaborate with others to create a city out of LEGO bricks. Bring your family and St., Manchester) on Saturday, Jan. 30, at friends to help, or make some new friends 1:30 p.m., for a family clay workshop. as you build. Visit onconcord.com or call Studio instructors will teach a clay project that you will make from scratch. Creations 225-8670. Kids will have a makerspace of their will be fired and ready for pick-up two to own at Wadleigh Memorial Library (49 three weeks later. This workshop is for chilNashua St., Milford) on Friday, Jan. 29, dren ages 4 to 14 and their parents. The cost from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. A makerspace is a is $30 for a parent-child pair or $40 for a place for creating, inventing, tinkering and parent and two children. Visit 550arts.com exploring new projects. For this session, or call 232-5597. Head to the Refrigerator Door art centhe theme is marble runs. No registration is necessary, and all ages are welcome. Visit ter (7 Chestnut Drive, Bedford) on Friday, Jan. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m., for Family Friwadleighlibrary.org or call 249-0645. day. Parents and kids of all ages are invited to sing, dance and create a work of art. All Real life characters The newest Disney On Ice show Dare materials are provided. The art projects can to Dream is coming to the Verizon Wire- get messy, so dress accordingly. The cost is less Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester). See $15 per family. Visit refrigeratordoor.org or world-class skaters bring the stories of Tan- call 781-8944. Continuing Education Computer & tech classes • WORDPRESS WORKSHOP For those who want to make a website for themselves or their businesses, or have an existing website that needs improvement. Milford resident Bryan Higgs will lead a monthly workshop on WordPress for people of all skill
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Bundle up or pack a blanket and head to Charmingfare Farm (774 High St., Candia) for its Sleigh Ride Social, offered Saturday, Jan. 30, in the afternoon and evening, and Sunday, Jan. 31, in the afternoon. Visitors will board a horse-drawn sleigh — or wagon, depending on snow conditions — and travel to a secluded pine grove where there will be bonfires, marshmallow-toasting, complimentary hot dogs and hot cocoa. When you’re ready to leave, just board the next sleigh back to the farm. Be sure to keep an eye out for reindeer on the way back. Tickets range from $25 to $35 per person, and children under 23 months are admitted free. See visitthefarm.com. Stop by Miles Smith Farm (56 Whitehouse Road, Loudon) on Saturday, Jan. 30, from noon to 2 p.m., for Walk with a Heifer day. Meet cows like Chocolate Moo and Otis, brush a steer, take a heifer for a walk and help the farmers socialize their weaned calves. Snacks and hot drinks will be available. Register online at milessmithfarm.com.
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It’s time to buy seeds. I like to buy locally, but catalogs present a wider variety than most stores can offer. Recently I called Ken Greene, founder of the Hudson Valley Seed Library in New York, to chat about seeds. The Hudson Valley Seed Library (seedlibrary.org) is a bit different than most seed companies. It was started in 2004 by Ken Greene to make locally grown seeds available to gardeners in his region, and to keep old local varieties from disappearing. He wanted to develop strains that are particularly good in the northeast, and to teach gardeners how to save seeds themselves. Ken is self-taught. His education is in special education, but when he was working part-time in a library he offered patrons some seeds that he had grown. Take some seeds, he told them, grow them out and then bring some back for next year. He taught the patrons how to save seeds properly. It was sort of a slowmoving seed swap, and no money changed hands. It was a success; in 2008 Ken quit his job and started his seed company. Most large seed companies contract with farmers to produce the seeds they sell in colorful little paper packages. Although a hundred years ago New England boasted many seed companies that produced seeds for local use, now there are just a handful of companies based here. Our summers are short and often high in humidity, which can encourage fungal diseases, so even local companies generally develop and test their varieties here in New England but then send seeds to growers elsewhere for mass production. Idaho, New Mexico and other hot, dry areas are prime seed-growing areas. Hudson Valley grows its seed in New York and New England, much of it on Ken’s farm in Accord, New York. Hudson Valley only sells open pollinated varieties, those that will breed true, year after year. You can save seeds from these. I save seeds from my favorite heirloom tomatoes every year, as they are open pollinated. Each tomato has both male and female parts, and they can be wind or insect pollinated. Heirloom just means that they are varieties that have been around for a long time, generally 50 years or more. Some heirloom vegetables are open pollinated but are susceptible to inadvertent crosses by insect or wind pollination. Cucumbers, squash and pumpkins are easily cross pollinated, resulting in those weird monsters that sometimes show up in your compost pile. If you want to save seed from the vine crops, you (and your neighbors) need to separate varieties by a quarter of a mile or more,
Summer Sunrise. Courtesy of Hudson Valley Seed Library.
or protect the blossoms from insects and hand pollinate blossoms yourself. Hudson Valley has a membership program that offers education to its members about seed saving, and opportunities to test new lines of seed. I asked Ken about some of his favorite open pollinated varieties. He suggested that I try his New York Early Onion. He said most gardeners don’t bother starting onions from seed, but that this one is a great onion that keeps well and is worth the time and effort. You should start these indoors in flats anytime from mid-February to late March. A great container tomato, Ken said, is Summer Sunrise. It’s a small plant but produces full-sized salad tomatoes on sturdy stems, and has great heirloom flavor. He also likes growing ground cherries, a relative of tomatoes that taste like ”pineapple, citrus and tomato.” They are not ripe until they fall off, so you harvest them by picking them up off the ground. Each comes wrapped in a husk to keep the fruit clean! One of my favorites from Hudson Valley is Piracicaba, a broccoli relative that only produces what, in a standard broccoli, we would call side-shoots. No big head. But Piracicaba is very productive and very tasty. It continues to produce long into the fall, too. I will also try Hank’s Xtra Special Baking Beans. I’ve always found that dry beans are a lot of work to clean and get ready to use, but Ken gave me his method, which I like: Let bean pods dry in the field, then pull them. Hang the plants in a hoop house or barn until the pods are brittle. Then beat the plants against the inside of a clean 30-gallon trash can to knock the beans loose, avoiding the task of shelling. To get rid of the extraneous material, set up a box fan so that it can be blown away as you empty the trash can into a bucket. Slick! There is nothing wrong with buying hybrids or modern varieties, though I do find many of the old open-pollinated heirlooms offer wonderful flavors I could never find in the grocery store. So I grow both, and maybe you should, too. Henry has been a UNH Master Gardener since 1998 and is the author of four gardening books. His website is Gardening-Guy.com.
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Dear Laurel, What you have here is a piece that belongs with a bedroom set. Your side table is part of a Victorian Cottage Pine bedroom set. It was done in the late 1800s, and almost all of them have the same kind of faux graining of wood and some pretty floral designs to accent the tops and side panels. Your table would have been a side table next to the bed. The bed was a tall paneled headboard with the same design. The dresser, commode and any other accent pieces would have been made to match as well. The value on the side table is in the $100 range today in good condition. Most of the cottage pieces found have been stripped down to the pine and now have lost value in today’s market. So hold on to yours — it’s a nice piece of history in its original condition. Try to leave it as close to origi-
Other craft events • CARDSTOCK MODELMAKING PRESENTATION & EXHIBIT Learn about making cardstock models. Dick Zoerb will talk about how he builds airplanes, lighthouses, medieval buildings, ships, and more. and will display at least 30 models that he has built including a 52" "Titanic", a working carousel, the Taj Mahal, and an assortment of planes and lighthouses. He will offer a model for a drawing to those in attendance. Fri., Jan. 29, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson. Call 886-6030.
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Stop by Rodgers Memorial Library (194 Derry Road, Hudson) on Friday, Jan. 29, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., for a card stock model-making presentation and exhibit. Special guest Dick Zoerb will talk about how he builds airplanes, lighthouses, medieval buildings, ships and more from card stock. At least 30 models that he has built will be on display, including a 52” “Titanic,” a working carousel, the Taj Mahal and an assortment of planes and lighthouses. One of his models will be up for a drawing to those in attendance. Visit rodgerslibrary.org. Pictured: Zoerb’s cardstock models. Courtesy photo.
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business plan can provide you with a realistic operational set of goals that are unique to your business and a game plan for moving forward successfully. Tues., Feb. 2, 6 to 8 p.m. Sylvia Trottier Hall, Rivier University, 420 S. Main St., Nashua. $25. Visit MerrimackValley.score.org. • AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS: DISCOVER YOUR BEST MARKET FOR SALES Two-session course will walk agriculture producers through the "business model canvas" and will cover product uniqueness and attributes, value delivered to customers, market segmentations, finding customers, developing marketing growth strategies, forecasting sales, and dealing with marketing risks. Thurs., Feb. 11, 18, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Granite State College, 25 Hall St., Concord. Online registration is highly encouraged. Cost is $40 per person, $60 per farm. Full details and registration can found at bit. ly/DiscoveringMarkets. Personal finance • SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSHOP Come hear about Social Security from an expert and ask questions about your own situation. Wed., Feb. 3, or Wed., Feb. 10, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford. Free. Call 249-0645. • THE BENEFITS OF FUNERAL/CREMATION PRE-PLANNING A Lunch & Learn session to get the answers you need to help yourself and/ or other family members make important decisions about final arrangements. Wed., Feb. 17, noon to 1:30 p.m. Puritan Backroom Restaurant, 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester. Free, including lunch. RSVP is required as space is limited. Call Michele Phaneuf-Plasz at 625-5779 or email Michele@phaneuf.net. Trade forums • NH LEAD SEMINAR Leadership speakers from the business, government and non-profit world. Fri., Feb. 5. New Life Church, Route 156, Raymond.
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Miscellaneous Card, board & dice games for adults JIGSAW PUZZLE • EXCHANGE Swap out your extra jigsaw puzzles in good condition for new ones. Please do not bring your old puzzles to donate unless you are going to take an equal number of puzzles away. Retired Library staff member Judy Hohenadel has a collection of puzzles to get it started. Bring yours to trade. Thurs., Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford. Free. Call 249-0645. WEEKLY CRIBBAGE • LEAGUE Weekly Cribbage League in Merrimack. Alcohol and smoking is not permitted. Also looking for substitutes. Wednesday nights. Starts between 5:15 and 5:45 p.m. League runs through April. VFW, 282 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack. Cost $5/week with weekly payouts for top teams. For more info, contact Scott at 429-9521 or mortimer@ gmail.com.
Pet programs • HARNESSING HISTORY: ON THE TRAIL OF THE NH STATE DOG, THE CHINOOK Meet Bob and Tug. NH Humanities speaker Bob Cottrell, an owner and authority on the Chinook, will share with the audience the story of this rare and famous dog breed that was established in northern New England. There are only about 500 Chinooks living today. Meet one at the library. Sun., Feb. 7, 2 p.m. Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Ave., Henniker. Visit tuckerfreelibrary.org.
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From skiing and ice fishing to winter hunting and hiking, there’s plenty of outdoor recreation to enjoy during the colder months. But with unforgiving temperatures, slippery patches of ice and reduced visibility from the snow, these winter activities don’t come without some level of risk. Find out how to handle an outdoor winter emergency at the New Hampshire Outdoor Learning Center’s two-day Wilderness First Aid course, held at the center’s facility in Loudon on Saturday, Jan. 29, and Sunday, Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Wilderness EMT instructor Philip Hills will teach students advanced wilderness first aid and first responder techniques for dealing with hypothermia, concussions, bone fractures and more. Because this course is Emergency Care and Safety Institute certified, students who pass a test at the end of the course will receive their Wilderness First Aid certification card, which meets or exceeds the first aid prerequisite for most occupations and recreational pursuits that require it. “The emphasis is on building confidence,” Scott Jackson, owner of the center, said. “Nothing feels more helpless than coming upon an emergency and standing with everyone in a circle around the injured person because no one knows what to do.” The course is taught “from the ground up,” Jackson says, meaning students don’t need any prior knowledge, skills or certification. People who take the course vary from those who work in the outdoors, such as camp counsellors and hiking, hunting and fishing guides, to survival enthusiasts and recreational outdoorsmen. Students will be in and out of the class-
room throughout the course, first learning the concepts through lecture, then applying the concepts through hands-on training. The curriculum covers first aid for universal emergencies like burns, wounds, allergic reactions, concussions, bone fractures and cardiac arrest, as well as more winter-specific emergencies like hypothermia, falling through the ice and getting lost or caught in a snowstorm. However, the main focus of the course isn’t the physical techniques, but rather the critical thinking skills necessary for handling an unexpected situation. Many of the hands-on drills will be based on realistic scenarios, including drills where the students are given only a backpack with miscellaneous gear to work with. “Assessment is the key,” Jackson said. “It’s about being able to determine what the problem is and how to treat it using what you have, even if all you have are some ski poles and a backpack with some clothes.” Jackson recalls a phone call he received from a student four years ago, when the center offered the course for the first time. The student said that the day after he completed the course, he came across a motorcycle accident in which the driver was thrown from the bike and left lying in the woods. “Just one day after the class and he sees this, so he took control of the scene,” he said. “He was able to treat the guy and stabilize him while the EMT’s were on the way. He knew how to handle the emergency.”
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If only stopping global warming were this easy Dear Car Talk: Why can’t I use carbon dioxide gas to fill my tires instead of air (78 percent nitrogen) or instead of 100 percent nitrogen? If EVERYONE in the world filled By Ray Magliozzi their tires with carbon dioxide, wouldn’t that take a LOT of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and slow global warming? Think of the amounts involved! Thank you! — Warren Warren, it’s thinking like that that’s kept you out of the country’s best institutions of higher learning! It’s actually a great theory. So let’s do the math on it. The average car tire holds about 1,700 cubic inches of air. So if we take five tires per car (including the spare), the average car could hold about 8,500 cubic inches of carbon dioxide. If we convert that to pounds, it’s about 0.6 pounds. But, as you say, think of the amounts involved. Let’s say there are roughly a billion cars on the road worldwide. So now you’ve sequestered 600 million pounds of carbon dioxide! Wow! But here’s the problem: Every time you burn a gallon of gasoline, you create 20 pounds of carbon dioxide. So filling Beach, NH, 03824 Hampton Beach., Registration costs $50, and participants are asked to raise at least $350. Visit sonh. org. • DCH ANNUAL BOWL-ATHON Join Dover Children's Home for their 8th annual bowl-a-thon. Reserve a lane for a foursome for 90 minutes of bowling. No fees for lanes or bowling shoes. Prizes will be awarded each session to the teams with the best theme wear, highest score, and most money raised. Sun., Feb. 14, 10 a.m.,
up your tires with carbon dioxide would negate the carbon dioxide produced by using 0.03 gallons of gasoline — or enough to let you back out of your driveway and run over your kid’s Big Wheel. So, unfortunately, it’s only a drop in the proverbial carbon bucket. And if you look at it globally, and include the carbon dioxide created by fossil fuels, power plants and cement production, we humanoids create about 60 trillion pounds of carbon dioxide a year — give or take 20 trillion pounds. And if you compare that to the meager 600 million pounds you could hide in all of the world’s tires, you’ll see that you’re not making a lot of headway. And we haven’t even figured in the cost of capturing the carbon dioxide and delivering it to 5 billion tires. So it’s a great concept, Warren. And we encourage you to keep thinking. But if the goal is to reduce carbon dioxide, the money and effort would be better spent replacing older fossil-fuel plants with solar or wind generation. Or figuring out how to make every factory on the planet run on cow farts. Dear Car Talk: I think our minivan might be haunted! My husband and I own a 2002 Ford Windstar. It has 97,000 miles on it. About two weeks ago, a strange phenomenon
noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dover, NH, 03820 Dover., Visit bowlathon.net/event/DCH_Bowlathon_2016. Nature & Gardening Birding events • NH AUDUBON'S BACKYARD WINTER BIRD SURVEY Biologists need assistance from citizens all over the Granite State to get a clear picture of what’s really happening with our winter birds. Anyone can participate by counting the birds in their own backyard on the survey
weekend and reporting on-line or sending the results on a special reporting form to NH Audubon. To receive a copy of the reporting form and complete instructions on how to participate, send a selfaddressed, stamped, long envelope to: New Hampshire Audubon, Winter Bird Survey, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. Forms are available at NH Audubon centers in Auburn, Concord and Manchester, and on-line. Sat., Feb. 13, and Sun., Feb. 14. Find more information about the survey at nhaudubon.org under Birding.
LAST CALL FOR DINOSAURS Be sure to catch the SEE Science Center’s (200 Bedford St., Manchester) popular DINOSAURS exhibit before its official closing on Sunday, Jan. 31. DINOSAURS features several species of dinosaurs, cretaceous sea creatures and a pterosaur, with a total of 14 robots, including the famous 22-foot-long Tyrannosaurus Rex. The exhibit also includes hands-on experiences and learning activities. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on weekends. Admission costs $8 per person ages 3 and up. Visit see-sciencecenter.org. Pictured: DINOSAURS exhibit at SEE Science Center. Courtesy photo. HIPPO | JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2016 | PAGE 54
occurred: It started knocking! It started quietly, and then got louder and louder. I was quite alarmed when this began happening. I was pulling out of our driveway, with my daughter in tow. I yelled to my husband in the backyard to come quickly, explaining that something in the van was knocking. My husband strolled over and — guess what? The knocking had stopped! He said, “I don’t hear anything!” Fortunately, my daughter was able to verify the noise, or he probably would have had me committed! In subsequent days, the knocking has continued to occur at random times. I haven’t been able to establish any kind of pattern with it — it just abruptly starts and stops. The noise seems to be emanating from behind the glove box. Sometimes it is very loud, and other times it is more like a tapping sound. Usually it starts out softly and crescendos. I strongly suspect that we have a poltergeist. I guess my question for you guys boils down to this: Should we call a mechanic, or an exorcist? Your input will be greatly appreciated! — Amy I’d go for both, Amy. Cover all the bases. It sounds like you have a stripped gear in your ventilation system. Inside the air ducts that run behind your dashboard, there are flaps called blend doors. They change the direction of the air (to the windshield or to your feet, for instance) and regulate Garden events • BLIZZARD OF ORCHIDS The New Hampshire Orchid Society’s 25th annual show and sale. There will be a speaker program and free guided tours daily, exhibits, plants, supplies, jewelry, artwork and more. An awards ceremony will be held on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., with a cash bar. Fri., Feb. 12, from 1 to 7 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sun., Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Courtyard Marriott , 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua. Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and free for children under 12. Visit nhorchids.org. Gardening & farming events & workshops • GROWING SHOOTS & SPROUTS AT HOME Fresh shoots and sprouts make a great nutritious addition to your winter menu at a time of year when fresh local greens are difficult to come by. Learn about how simple it is to grow your own shoots and sprouts.Offered in partnership with the Concord Food Co-op. Tues., Jan. 26, 6 to 7 p.m. Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. $15 for Village and Concord
how much hot air enters the cabin. Each blend door is controlled by a small, vacuum-operated motor. That motor (really, an actuator) turns a plastic gear, and the gear opens or closes the little door to which it’s attached. I’m guessing that one of your gears is stripped, so as it tries to move the blend door, it’s able to move it part of the way, but then the door snaps back. That’s what creates the snapping or knocking sound. Next time you hear it, try playing around with the ventilation controls. Try moving the knobs that control the amount of heat and the direction of the air. My guess is you’ll be able to change the noise, or even get it to stop. Of course, you may find out that in order to avoid the noise, you have to set the heat at full blast directly into your face all summer. So your other option is to get it fixed. If you’re really lucky, your mechanic might be able to reach the offending blend door by removing the glove box. But if he has to remove the entire dashboard, that’s going to get expensive. Like, hundreds of dollars. So when you find out what it costs, you may just decide to live with your poltergeist, Amy. Maybe you and your daughter can use the steady beat of the blend door to practice your rap. Visit Cartalk.com.
Food Co-op Members, $20 for non-members. Visit shakers.org. • STARTING SEEDS Learn the ins-and-outs of growing your own seedlings, direct seeding your vegetable garden, and transplanting. Sat., Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to noon. Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. $15 for Village and Concord Food Co-op Members, $20 for non-members. Visit shakers.org. Over 50 Fitness • GET FIT & STRONG! 55+ SMALL GROUP EXERCISE CLASS For people age 55 and over. Classes are limited to 5 participants for the session and include strength, core/mobility, and cardio training for a total body workout. Four-week session starts Feb. 1. Morning classes offered Mon. and Wed. at 9:15 a.m. THP Fitness Studio, 345 Cilley Road, Manchester. $89. Visit thpnh.com or call 402-9196. Other • SENIOR WORKSHOP: PAPER MANAGEMENT The amount of incoming information, both paper and electronic, and knowing what to save and
what to throw away can be overwhelming. This workshop will focus on how to successfully organize the volumes of paperwork and information. Learn a variety of tools that match your organizational style and feel confident that your information is organized and accessible. Mon., Feb. 8, 1 p.m. Nashua Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple St., Nashua. Free. Call 889-3440 x 132 for more information.
Sports & Recreation Fishing events • THE GREAT ROTARY ICE FISHING DERBY New Hampshire’s largest fishing event. Thousands of fishers will convene at Meredith Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith and water bodies around the state. Prizes will be awarded for the best catch in various categories. The ice on Meredith Bay will be transformed into a family-friendly carnival-like atmosphere with vendors and bob houses. Sat., Feb. 13, and Sun., Feb. 14. Meredith Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee, Meredith. Tickets cost $30. Visit meredithrotary.com for official derby rules and a list of eligible fish.
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N.H. JOB FACTS: Local unemployment rates: • Concord.....................2.7% • Dover......................... 2.6% • Laconia..................... 3.7% • Manchester...............3.4% • Nashua......................3.6% • Portsmouth...............2.3% • Rochester..................3.0% • Statewide.................. 3.2% Source: N.H. Department of Employment Security statistics for November 2015.
• Wal-Mart is holding an open house later this month to fill sought-after jobs at its Raymond distribution center. (Page 55).
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock is seeking recruits for a 12-week Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program to start this spring. (Page 55).
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FOOD Winter classics
Regional comfort foods to get you through the cold months By Allie Ginwala
News from the local food scene
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In New Hampshire, the winter mindset lingers for about half the calendar year, so it’s no surprise that foods designed to warm up your insides are ones most associated with our neck of the woods — New England boiled dinner, Yankee pot roast and baked beans, to name a few. The Hippo spoke with New Hampshire natives Joe Drift, executive chef at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, and Joe Grella, executive chef at 1 Oak on Elm in Manchester, for ideas about how to mix up the traditional regional fare.
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• Tap House expands: New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, taphousenh.com) announced in a press release that it plans to expand its location into the adjoining unit. The new space will include a dedicated function area, a bar with 48 taps, a lounge area, a stage for live entertainment and an aging keg cooler with viewing windows. “Imagine a Friday night where a bride and groom can host their friends and family for an unforgettable rehearsal dinner, private bar and all,” co-owner Dan Lagueux said in the press release. “We can offer them a cocktail space and also a separate room for their group to move into for a seated dinner.” At other times the function space will serve as additional seating for restaurant guests and with the expansion patrons can expect to see more beer dinners and tasting nights held at the restaurant. • Brand new buffet: Manchester’s Airport Diner (2280 Brown Ave.) will now serve a weekend breakfast buffet on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 11 a.m. The all-you-can-eat breakfast option includes made-to-order omelettes, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, French toast sticks, fruit, bacon, home fries and beans, bagels, Danish pastries and muffins. Cost is $10.99 per person, $7.99 for children 12 and under. See thecman.com for more details. • Chocolate Stout-Off champion: Throughout November and December, Great North Aleworks (1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester) welcomed folks into the tasting room to vote for their favorite version of the brewery’s winter seasonal, a chocolate stout. The winning recipe, chocolate milk stout, is now available in the tasting room by glass, pint, growler or keg, plus at various bars and restaurants in the state. They also have a limited amount of nitro chocolate milk stout, which makes for a smooth and creamy body, available to sample and for growler fills. See greatnorthaleworks.com. • A home, at last: The Manchester Food Co-op announced in a press release that it plans to open its market location at the spot that currently houses Bedford’s Harvest Market. “This is a wonderful opportunity that presented itself to us, as a cooperative, to assume ownership of an already operating grocery location versus starting from 64
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Defining a classic
Drift grew up eating baked haddock, baked beans, hot dogs and brown bread. His New Hampshire dish associations also include scallops, Yankee pot roast and boneless short ribs, with an emphasis on Dutch oven or “one pot” meals. Grella said that when he thinks of “New Hampshire fare,” he considers specific ingredients rather than whole dishes. “With the way my brain has been trained writing menus, I think of a region … it’s more [about] ingredients and seasons than actual dishes,” he said. “When you learn a region, that’s the first thing you learn: the ingredients, how that ingredient got there, how it was preserved.” Cranberries, apples, pork, maple syrup, lobster and steamers come to his mind as traditional regional fare. “There’s a huge hunting population in New Hampshire, so venison for me would be New Hampshire,” he added.
Try it out
If you find yourself making the same four or five dishes week after week, all winter long, you might want to consider trying a new way to use those ingredients. One option is to add a new flavor to a standard dish, like Drift’s baked haddock, for which he makes a honey butter crumb or potato crust. If you don’t want to mess with
Maple bacon jam From the kitchen of Joe Drift 1 large white onion 1 pound smoked bacon, thick slice 8 ounces pure maple syrup 4 ounces brown sugar Black pepper to taste
the main, add new sides like maple syrup sweet roasted pumpkin or butternut squash. Or, Drift suggested, instead of a traditional braised short rib, go for a boneless pulled lamb dish with a side of pureed parsnips, or scallops with lobster risotto and maple bacon jam, which Drift makes with all New Hampshire products. If you still want that braised short rib, try altering the flavor expectation, like Drift does with his blackberry cherry braised short ribs. “It’s not that decadent beef, savory herb flavor — it’s more of like a candied sweet flavor, and [you] offset it with a crumbled goat cheese that adds some sharpness to it,” he said. He also makes an apple cider-soaked pork tenderloin with cranberry cornbread stuffing. “New England is tough getting people out of the [comfort] realm, but we do our best,” Drift said. The concept of one-pot cooking, whether it be in a slow cooker or Dutch oven, is
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something both Drift and Grella associate with the Northeast. Grella’s family always had a casserole-type dish with Italian sausage, potatoes, peppers, onions and cloves of garlic. “You’d throw it all in a big pan and roast them and that was it,” he said. He noted that many New Hampshire families have their own staple casserole or one-pot, big-pan family-style meal, though it may be different from house to house. It’s a good way to introduce something new, trying different substitutions. “You’re going to put a starch, a meat and vegetables in a pan, and that for you may be chicken, rice and broccoli. For me it’s Italian sausage, potatoes and peppers and onions,” Grella said. “So, for instance, [instead of] a beef stew, why not make a chicken stew? Take one thing, take the staple of that and then change it. Chicken pot pie — why not make beef pot pie?”
From farmers to foodies
NOFA-NH conference brings state’s agro community together for a day dedicated to sustainable agriculture at the New Hampshire chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s annual Gardeners, growers and agriculture enthu- winter conference on Saturday, Jan. 30. siasts will get together in the midst of winter “[It’s] a slow time for farms so a good
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NOFA-NH Winter Conference When: Saturday, Jan. 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Rundlett Middle School, 144 South St., Concord Tickets: $52 to $75 Visit: nofanh.org/events/ winter-conference Foodie-focused workshops Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening with Peter Burke will teach how to grow greens in less than two weeks inside your home. School Gardens 101: How to Build, What to Plant, What to Grow with Ron Christie lays out the basics for those who want to start a school or youth garden, including finding funding, community collaboration and maintenance. Nibbling on Natives in Your Backyard and Beyond with Russ Cohen will show how to recognize edible native plants and the benefits of growing them. Juicing at Home with Kent Lawrence covers types of juicers, plus a display and demonstration. Chasing Wild Mushrooms: Foraging and Preparing Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms with Greg Marley provides details about the best edible and medicinal wild mushrooms. Growing Shiitake Mushrooms and Ginger with Jim Ramanek talks about the benefits of and process for growing these two crops. Uncommon Fruits for Backyard and Small Farm with Lee Reich will share about juneberry, lingonberry and other uncommon fruits.
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said in a phone interview. This year’s conference features a seed swap, a Green Market Fair and over 30 workshops ranging in topic from growing medicinal herbs in your backyard to the intersection of sexuality and sustainable agriculture. “It’s to bring together folks who are generally like-minded in terms of caring about the soil and quality of the food they eat and collectively raising up our knowledge on individual topics,” said Amy Manzelli, volunteer board president for NOFA-NH. She’s been a member of NOFA-NH for many years and has seen the conference diversify in age demographic and cultural background, as well as the areas of expertise represented, such as farmers, academics, herbalists and permaculturists. The makeup of the conference is designed to appeal to beginners and experts in various fields, and even to those with no agricultural background who are simply interested “eaters.” “We work really hard to hit all of the levels … and from both ends of the eating spectrum,” Manzelli said. “I’m not a farmer, but I care a lot about where my food comes from.” “Many of our workshops are geared toward beginners and it’s a wealth of [information] and also a great opportunity to network with others in your area,” Rico added. This year’s theme is Grow Well, Eat Well, which Manzelli said is a great way to introduce people who have little or no connection to growing in the state to realize how it’s all interconnected within the food system. “We’re all eaters, but not everyone recognizes that the act of eating is related to you, to agriculture, in a very real way,” she said. One of this year’s food-focused presenters is Vermont author Peter Burke, who will present a workshop about year-round indoor salad gardening. “[It’s] about growing all the salad greens all winter long with a very simple method with no lights or special equipment,” he said in a phone interview. “From the time you plant your seeds to harvest is about 7 to 10 days, so you can grow a steady supply without it taking too much room.” His hands-on workshop is kid-friendly and open to beginners and seasoned growers, and everyone who attends will get a tray of greens to try out at home. Burke said his workshop fits right in with the theme because indoor gardening solves a problem — growing and getting fresh greens in the winter. “Freshness is probably one of the key ingredients to eating well,” he said. “The fact that you are going to grow greens, cut them and put them in your salad, these are the freshest greens you could ever imagine.” Russ Cohen, expert forager and wild foods enthusiast, has spent four decades educating people about native species and will lead a workshop on edible native species folks can find in their own backyards. “In a lot of cases these are species 60
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a bazillion types of hops, but when you look outside of that the combinations are endless,” Heilshorn continued. “There are thousands of herbs and roots and barks and berries.” For the third year, Earth Eagle Brewings will celebrate International Gruit Day on Monday, Feb. 1, a day dedicated to honor the unique style of beer, started by Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company in Ontario. “I think the cool thing is it’s going on all over the world. … I get some goosebumps when I think of that,” he said. “Even though there aren’t other New Hampshire breweries, [there are] probably about a dozen across the U.S. and then another maybe dozen around Europe and Canada.” Earth Eagle will celebrate with discounts on the gruits they have on tap that day, plus a gruit keg swap with Cambridge Brewing Co. from Cambridge, Mass., Mystic Brewery from Chelsea, Mass., and potentially the Portsmouth Brewery. They’ll also have live music from The Bog Standard. “You can really sort of represent your local terroir, to borrow a wine term,” Heilshorn said. He particularly loves the creativity and seemingly endless opportunities the gruit style brings to the brewing process. “These herbs we use grow around here … and that’s the part that’s really exciting is making use of what’s in your backyard,” he said. “[The] sky’s the limit with these.”
59 people already may have but not know they’re edible,” he said. “They also might learn about plants they don’t already have that they might want to add to the landscape once they know they’re edible.” His Powerpoint presentation will cover everything from fiddleheads to elderberry and plants New Hampshirites can be on the lookout for. “There has been a very strong push to encourage people to plant native species …
for ecological reasons,” he said. “There’s [only] so many people that will respond to just an ecological argument, so my talk is about giving people another powerful incentive to plant native species. It’s the ‘you can eat it too’ factor.” Registration for the conference starts at 7:30 a.m. and the day starts off with a breakfast catered by Concord’s Crust & Crumb Baking Co. The day’s first workshop starts at 8:45 a.m.
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scratch,” Sarah-Marie Cole, president of the board of directors for the Manchester Food Co-op, said in the press release. “Using an existing store allows our community to build its co-op faster and Associated Grocers of New England is invested in the long-term success of the co-op.” See facebook.com/ ManchFoodCoop or manchesterfood.coop for updates. • Soup-er supper: Community Caregivers of Greater Derry hosts the 11th annual Potter’s Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m., inviting guests to select a handmade bowl to use (and then take home) to enjoy soup, bread and dessert donated by local restaurants. It’s held in Pinkerton Academy’s freshman cafeteria (5 Pinkerton St., Derry), and patrons can enjoy a pottery wheel demo an hour before the event, plus a silent auction with over 50 pieces of fine art and New Hampshire crafts during the North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway. See mtwashingtonvalley.org. • CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Trailside chocolate shops offer treats, plus other businesses offer chocolate specialties throughout Mt. Washington Valley. Sun., Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mt. Washington Valley Ski & Snowshoe Foundation, 279 Route 16-302, Intervale. Tickets cost $30 in advance, $35 the day of. See mwvskitouring. org.
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Chef events/special meals • CHEFS DINNER Five chefs prepare five courses, including Matt Provencher of The Foundry, Amy LaBelle and Chef Eddie of Labelle Winery, Jeff Paige of Cotton, Kevin Walsh of Tapestry and Paul Morrison and Jayson McCarter of NH Food Bank. Proceeds benefit NH Food Bank and NH Farm to School. Wed., Feb. 3, at 5:30 p.m. The Foundry, 50 Commercial St., Manchester. Tickets cost $80.12. See chefsdinnermht.eventbrite.com. • EL NINO BONFIRE Food and cocktail specials (such as mini steak and ale pie, s'mores, poutine, chowder), live entertainment around the bonfire and an ice luge bar. Thurs., Feb. 4, to Sat., Feb. 6, from 5:30 p.m. Live entertainment from 7 p.m., ice luge bar from 5:30 p.m. Bedford Village Inn, 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford. Free admission. See bedfordvillageinn.com. • FAREWELL TO DOWNTON ABBEY VALENTINE TEA Celebrate the final season of the series with tea, light sandwiches and desserts and a meet and greet with "cast members" dressed in 1920s attire.
event. Tickets cost $40. Call 432-0877 or visit comcaregivers.org. • Spirited dinners: Copper Door (15 Leavy Drive, Bedford) will host a whiskey dinner featuring Buffalo Trace Distillery on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. The fourcourse menu features bourbon and whiskey pairings with duck confit, Kentucky-style lox, maple sugar-rubbed sirloin and chocolate cinnamon torte. Cost is $95 per person. See copperdoorrestaurant.com for reservations. Bedford Village Inn (2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford) will host Forum: An Evening of Aliments, Ales & Anecdotes on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. The fourcourse craft beer dinner paired with Able Ebenezer beers features roasted pork belly, bitter green salad, chili-spiced slow-roasted sirloin and apricot and cashew strudel. Cost is $75 per person; call for reservations. See bedfordvillageinn.com.
Sat., Feb. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. St. James United Methodist Church, 646 D.W. Hwy., Merrimack. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $6 for children. Call 424-7459 to make a reservation. See stjamesumchurch.org. • GALENTINE'S DAY Appetizing Aphrodisiacs dinner to benefit HAVEN, hosted by Pickwick's Mercantile. Featuring The Black Trumpet's chef Evan Mallett, evening features a three course meal, live music, amuse bouche, complimentary cocktail and wine service. Guests encouraged to wear masquerade attire. Fri., Feb. 12, and Sat., Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. 112 State St., Portsmouth. Service is $69 per person. Purchase tickets at eventbrite or call Pickwick's Mercantile (64 State St., Portsmouth) at 427-8671. • MURDER MYSTERY DINNER Includes four course dinner and cash bar. Sat., Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. The Common Man Inn & Spa, 231 Main St., Plymouth. Tickets cost $50 per person. See thecman.com. • HEARTHSIDE DINNER Prepare then enjoy a 19th century-style meal led by costumed interpreters. BYOB for the meal. Sat., Feb. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. $50 per person, 18+. Call 323-7591 to register. See remickmuseum.org. • THE FARMERS DINNER TAQUERIA Pop-up taqueria with The Farmers Dinner chef Keith Sarasin, Riverside Barbecue pitmaster and owner Dave Manganello, bartenders Patrick Andrew of Baldwin Bar in Woburn, Mass., and Jeremy Hart of Codex in Nashua. Sun., Feb. 28, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. River-
walk Cafe, 35 Railroad Sq., Nashua. Cost is $45. See thefarmersdinner.com. • GUEST CHEF SERIES At Row 34. Each week, a guest chef will prepare a la carte dishes that represent their culinary style alongside the regular menu. Tuesdays through March during dinner service from 5 to 10 p.m. Row 34, 5 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth. See row34nh.com.
Church & charity suppers/bake sales • WESTERN HOEDOWN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER Enjoy DJ, dancing, games, prizes and dinner. Proceeds benefit YMCA's Dance in Motion competitive dance team. Fri., Jan. 29, from 3:30 to 9 p.m. YMCA of Greater Nashua, 24 Stadium Drive, Nashua. Tickets cost $8, $20 for families. See nmymca. org. • POTTER'S BOWL To benefit Community Caregivers. Choose a handmade pottery bowl (to take home) and enjoy all-you-can-eat soup, plus bread and dessert from local restaurants and businesses. Silent auction includes 50 pieces of fine art and NH crafts. Sat., Jan. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. Pinkerton Academy freshman cafeteria, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. Entry fee is $40. Call 432-0877 for tickets or visit Community Caregivers of Greater Derry (1 B Commons Drive, Unit 10, Londonderry). See comcaregivers.org. • GROUNDHOG DAY BENEFIT BREAKFAST & AUCTION Features a full breakfast, silent auction, raffle baskets, bingo, and other games. Event supports Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester efforts to provide mental health services.
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Kabocha squash Roasting is everything. For one, it makes my kitchen warmer on cold days. Secondly, it makes pretty much every vegetable taste amazing. My daughters munch on “carrot French fries” and I throw cubed butternut squash into my salads for added sweetness. Roasting is a part of my everyday winter life. I roast a variety of vegetables, but this week my favorite was kabocha squash. A winter squash you can find locally, kabocha is like a mixture of acorn and butternut squash. While it has a rough exterior like acorn squash, its skin can be eaten (and is quite good!). Its flesh is orange and its skin Roasted kabocha squash 1 kabocha squash, halved, seeded and chopped (do not remove skins) Olive oil
Sat., Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Executive Court Banquet Facility, 1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester. Cost is $22.50 per person. See mhcgm.org. • NH SPCA BENEFIT Mention NH SPCA to your server and 10 per cent of dinner sales will be donated. Thurs., Feb. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. The Blue Mermaid Island Grill, 409 The Hill (116 High St.), Portsmouth. bluemermaid.com. • HAM AND BEAN SUPPER Homemade dishes and pies to benefit Strafford Women's Club Scholarships. Fri., Feb. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. Bow Lake Grange Hall, 569 Province Road, Strafford. Purchase tickets at the door. Call 664-2552 for details. Snow date Sat., Feb. 6. • VETERAN BENEFIT DINNER Mardi Gras themed meal includes stews, chicken pie, salad, coffee, tea and desserts. 50/50 raffle, plus door prizes. Proceeds benefit veterans programs. Fri., Feb. 5, doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. VFW John H. Hargreaves Memorial Post 10722, 6 Main St., Pelham. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children under 12. See pelhamweb.org/vfw. • SPAGHETTI SUPPER Menu includes spaghetti with choice of sausage, meatballs or plain marinara sauce, plus salad, bread, beverage and homemade dessert. Fri., Feb. 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Community Congregational Church of
a dark green, so you just know it’s dense with valuable nutrients. Vitamins A, C and some B are thrown in with a healthy dose of iron, fiber and beta-carotene; it’s chock-full. Kabocha squash even has fewer calories than butternut squash, according to Organic Authority’s website. My recipe is simple because I believe the best approach to a squash of this caliber is to keep it easy and highlight the already amazing flavor. So roast this wonderful vegetable and enjoy on salads or in soups. — Allison Willson Dudas Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange chopped squash on cookie sheet (I always place parchment or aluminum foil under). Roast for about 20 minutes and stir. Roast for another 20 to 30 minutes, until slightly browned. 105148
Greenland, 44 Post Road, Greenland. Cost is $8 per person. communitychurchofgreenland.org. • BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sat., Feb. 6, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. See first-ucc.net.
ing Co. and more. Portion of the proceeds goes to End 68 Hours of Hunger. Sat., Feb. 13, from noon to 3 p.m. 19-Mile Bay, Mirror Lake, Tuftonboro. Tickets cost $30. See tickets.beerfests.com or facebook.com/BeveridgeCraftBeerFest.
Drink Dinners • WHISKEY DINNER With Buffalo Trace Distillery. Wed., Feb. 3. Reception at 6 p.m., first course at 6:30 p.m. Copper Door Restaurant, 15 Leavy Drive, Bedford. Cost is $95 per person. See copperdoorrestaurant.com for reservations. • FORUM: AN EVENING OF ALIMENTS, ALES & ANECDOTES Four course craft beer dinner paired with Able Ebenezer beers. Thurs., Feb. 4. Cocktail reception with passed hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m. Bedford Village Inn, 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford. Cost is $75 per person. Call for reservations. See bedfordvillageinn.com.
Beer & wine making classes • SWEET WINE Split-a-batch featuring sweet wines. Thurs., Jan. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. IncrediBREW, 112 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua. Cost is $60 per person. Includes 6 bottles of wine. Visit incredibrew.com. • DATE NIGHT WINEMAKING Take home six bottles of wine. Thurs., Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. IncrediBREW, 112 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua. Visit incredibrew.com. • ABE'S ALEFEST Learn how to brew Charlie Brown, New England Chestnut, English Pub, Mad Hatter #9, Fat Tyre and Dos X Amber. Fri., Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. IncrediBREW, 112 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua. Visit incredibrew.com. • WINE AND CHOCOLATE PAIRING Featuring Kevin Miller from KRM Chocolates. Take home a bottle of chocolate raspberry port. Sun., Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. IncrediBREW, 112 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua. Visit incredibrew.com.
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the winegrowing region. The winery earned a Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing distinction from the Alliance in 2010. “We do lots of things to make sure that our soils stay healthy and that we don’t use too much water. We take a holistic approach. To be sustainable, we are looking out for the next generation and want to make sure that the generation has available to them what we had or better,” he said. Steve said it was tough to decide on a favorite wine of the 35 they currently make, but he is partial to the cabernet sauvignon because of its complexity. They currently make cabernet in three different fashions within their portfolio. He noted that the cabernet from Paso Robles is currently the company’s most popular version and has become so in the last few decades. We talked about the J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles, as I had been given a sample to try. Steve noted the wine’s richness, with black cherries and blackberries. I found it very smooth and pleasant, as some cabernets can be too rich for me, but this one I would definitely drink again. “This is a world-class wine at a reasonable price,” he said. In addition to their Estate series, J. Lohr has several other lines, including the Hilltop series, which is like a “big brother” to the Seven Oaks wines and includes some reserve wines; the Cuvee line, which is made in small quantities and includes Bordeaux-style blends; and the Vineyard and Gesture lines. This will be Steve’s first Wine Week, and he’s looking forward to visiting New Hampshire. I am looking forward to meeting him at the Winter Wine Spectacular. For more information, visit nhwineweek.com.
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Unless I’m missing something, which wouldn’t be a first, Portland, Oregon, is still Ground Zero for generally unfunny quirk-hipsterism. This indie quintet has radiated that spirit for a few albums and an EP, with their last album Animals in the Median floating scattershot ideas in glitch, wombat-art-pop, Beach Boyish surf and faux-orchestral, mostly with Flaming Lips in mind. There were moments of highbrow melodic energy, few and far between, you know the deal, sort of like when a Saturday Night Live regular displays a real talent for Sarah McLachlan karaoke. All that being said, this album is billed as somewhat of departure, the band dumping producer John Vanderslice (Spoon, Death Cab) and turning to Modest Mouse producer Jeremy Sherrer. The results are pleasantly surprising, a lot more cohesive. It’s a bit fluffy, yes, but there’s some grinding, understated rawness (“Juicy”), some Goldfrapp-like moments (“Butter”) and regular-old decent tuneage (“Oil Show” among others) that I didn’t think they had in ‘em. Really nice reinvention here. A — Eric W. Saeger Cipher, Above the Clouds (Nub Music)
Second album from Krish Ghosal, a self-taught psych-tech experimentalist from India who’s becoming somewhat prolific, an easy thing to occur when the format is as ad-hoc as this seems to be; this project has all the earmarks of a limited musician with a lot to get off his mental plate. “Flee From Society” is the most coherent track, sort of like Massive Attack as envisioned by Charles Mingus, but from there he starts adding sloppy, cymbal-splashed drums that may or may not have a rhythmic purpose. Maybe he’s as clever as Burial; I don’t have the time to dissect it for that. But that’s actually a good thing. I didn’t detest it — a method emerges that does bespeak general 20-something angst, a certain outer chaos tempered by his deadpan Crash Test Dummies-style baritone and a stubborn adherence to chill. He states that Pink Floyd and the whole Flower Power thing drive his stuff, which may be true, but it actually comes off as unrehearsed glitch with discombobulated hip-hop beats. Very odd, but not at all unlistenable. B — Eric W. Saeger
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• Your experience with British pan-electro-indie band Bloc Party may vary widely, depending on whether you’ve heard them when they’re a boring version of The Hives (remember “Helicopter?”) or a dumbed-down Daft Punk or whatever else they try. Doesn’t matter, because the British hipster press will be loving whatever they do on their new album, Hymns, no matter how unappetizing it is. You know what, though, maybe not, I do seem to recall NME or some other English fishwrapping publication actually admitting one of their heroes sucked, maybe it was sometime in 2006. But let’s keep an open mind and hope they’ve improved some, since, after all, on average they take three years between albums. Heck, in three years, you could grow enough wheat to feed every person on Earth, or get an accelerated bachelor’s degree in music so that you would recognize horribly boring music when you hear it. So let’s go listen to one of these new singles, “The Good News,” with an open mind, and bask in the … oh cripes is this worthless. It’s like Til Tuesday’s DNA fused to MGMT at all the wrong points. Remove this offal from my sight this instant. • Black Tusk are a sludge-metal band from Savannah, same as Baroness and Kylesa, and they’re on Relapse Records, which means they probably don’t suck. I am interested in hearing what these fine fellows have to say with their musical notes on their fifth album, Pillars of Ash; let’s go get some. Haha, look at the awesome cartoon skull on the cover, and look at that one guy’s beard. Click “Play,” this might actually be cool. Whoa, where have these criminals been all my life? It’s like mid-tempo Black Flag with the dude from Slayer singing. If I had shiny blue stickers to put on these guys’ foreheads, I’d do it now. Angry, awesome and fortified with niacin and thiamine. Get on this train — they would have taken over the world in 1989. • A new Sia album is coming out, so you’re expecting me to be a jerk, right? Well, I’ll have you know I was into her stuff when she was with Zero 7, because Zero 7 would have been cool even if they’d had Urkel as a singer. This is Acting is the new LP, and the single is “Cheap Thrills,” an instantly likeable tune in which she sounds like Lorde channeling Rihanna over a reggaeton-ish beat. • Finally we have Walter Martin with a new LP, Arts & Leisure. Who’s Walter Martin, you ask? Why, he’s in the Walkmen — where were you when they were passing out this secret hipster information? No, I couldn’t care less if the Walkmen are still together. I’m sure I’ll find out this year at some point, if they do a new album. “Jobs I Had Before I Got Rich & Famous” is the lead single, wherein he prattles on about being a pizza delivery boy and a museum clerk while finger-picking an open D chord and whistling every once in a while. — Eric W. Saeger
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I recently met with Andrew Merton at the Gibson’s Bookstore cafe to talk about his new book of poetry, Lost and Found. The timing was right — Jan. 28 is the 30th anniversary of the Challenger explosion, the event that inspired the book’s title poem. Merton, who ended his 43-year reign at UNH last spring, was my writing teacher when I was a student there. He comes across current and former students all the time, he said, and in fact had recently met up with another UNH journalism alum when The Portland Press Herald covered his book’s release. He still visits the campus all the time to see former colleagues and take piano lessons from music school students. “As you get older, you start having role reversals with your students,” Merton said, sipping his coffee — sugar, no milk. The first time this happened was in the late ’70s, when he submitted a story to Esquire about how badly Dartmouth fraternities were treating women, exposing everything from harassment to rape. UNH alum Marilyn Johnson was the magazine’s assistant editor at the time, and she circulated the article around before getting back to him via phone. “Everyone likes this. And I think we’re going to take it. There’s just one thing,” Johnson had said to him. “What’s that?” “Do you remember that A- you gave me? In the magazine writing course?” In the late ‘80s, he learned that another Meet Andrew Merton Gibson’s Bookstore: 45 S. Main St., Concord, Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m. Water Street Bookstore: 125 Water St., Exeter, Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Contact: andrewmertonpoetry.com
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UNH alum, Barbara Walsh, won the Pulitzer Prize. At first, her face escaped him, but when he rifled through his old gradebook, he found he’d given her an F for turning in her final portfolio 10 days too late. It’s a story Walsh still jokes about whenever she’s interviewed. “At this point, I felt like one of Einstein’s early math teachers — he’d flunked math,” Merton said. While Merton said he doesn’t miss the classroom, he does miss the students and in-person conferences. He makes a point to keep in touch with former colleagues and meet for “chair therapy” sessions with his English Department Chair successor Rachel Trubowitz once a month. But retirement still hasn’t hit him, and he’s remained busy with Lost and Found, which was released mid-January. (His first book of poetry, Evidence that We Are
Descended from Chairs, was published three years ago and won Outstanding Book of Poetry for 2013-2014 by the New Hampshire Writers’ Project.) “I’d published in poetry journals, but actually, the book makes a huge difference. That was one of the biggest thrills of my life, getting a book of poetry published,” Merton said. This latest work contains 61 autobiographical poems, spanning conception to life beyond the grave, realism to surrealism. Some are brand-new, and some, like “Lost and Found,” have been stewing for decades. He wrote the latter just after the explosion in 1986. Christa McAuliffe’s launch into space had been a very big deal, and while Merton watched at home, his son saw the disaster live on the TV at school. Another poem, “Relic,” looks back to Merton’s life as a bass guitarist in a rock
band called the Checkmates, tackling the time he met a musician who swore the pick he spent $10 for was pulled from Buddy Holly’s dead fingers. Other pieces cover childhood, doubt, failure, divorce, anniversaries, abortion, chemo and losing loved ones. Spotted between serious subjects are playfulness and humor. “Of Moose and Seuss” is dedicated to his first writerly influence, Dr. Seuss, whose Thidwick: The Big-Hearted Moose changed Merton’s perception of unwanted burdens forever. “Lesson,” written after retirement, is a short piece in which thoughts of his high school crush intrude a lesson he’s giving in class. “See, you never know what’s going through your professor’s head!” Merton said. “It’s the only one I wrote about teaching, but it’s completely off the wall.” Merton credits the strong UNH poetry faculty — he mentioned Charles Simic, Mekeel McBride and, later David Rivard — for his entrance into the poetry world. The first two provided important guidance and support, especially in the beginning. Merton remembers plucking up the courage to ask McBride if he could sit in on her graduate poetry workshop in 1985. At the time, his article “Return to Brotherhood” for Ms. magazine received enormous acclaim. It was another critical piece about college fraternities in America, and media personality Phil Donahue invited him to be on the show. Merton flew to New York, was chauffeured to and from the airport and studio via a limousine and returned to Durham just in time for class. “I sat down in the little classroom and a wonderful sense of peace came over me. I took a breath for the first time in two days, and I thought, this is where I belong. That was an important moment for me. I knew then that I would probably write poetry for the rest of my life,” Merton said.
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Available Light, Philip Booth and the Gift of Place by Jeanne Braham (Bauhan Publishing, 143 pages) The Algonquin Round Table was a collection of writers and wits that became as famous for their gatherings in Manhattan as for each individual’s work. Less well-known but no less significant were the associations of a handful of New England poets, whose camaraderie leavens Jeanne Braham’s examination of the life of a lauded Maine poet, Philip Booth. Available Light, Philip Booth and the Gift of Place is closer in size to a chapbook than a traditional biography, but its brevity offers a gift to the poet and his legacy. Only fans would pick up a weighty exegesis of Booth’s life and work, but Braham’s economy of words, supplemented with color photographs and the occasional poem, invites people who know nothing of Booth to make his acquaintance. Once introduced, they are likely to become fans. A friend of luminaries like Robert Frost and Robert “Cal” Lowell, Booth himself has sometimes been pigeonholed as a regional writer, although his 10 collections were well-received and in 2001 he won the Poets’ Prize for Lifelines, a collection of his poems from 1950 through 1999. If you’re not familiar with him, it’s not because of the quality of his work, but because of his reluctance to give readings, Braham argues, quoting poet Stephen Dunn, who said of Booth,“I have no doubt that if he had read in public as much as his contemporaries, his reputation would be greater now.” Booth’s reticence may have been because of anxiety, or simply the result of an overly busy life, which included teaching at colleges including Wellesley, Dartmouth and Syracuse, and a family with three girls. Ironically, Booth is best-known for his poem about Maine, although he was born and died (from complications of Alzheimer’s disease) in Hanover, N.H. But it was living in the clapboard house on Main Street in Castine, Maine, that inspired him to write poems like “Chart 1203, Penobscot Bay and Approaches,” “Building Her” and “Eaton’s Boatyard,” and it was there that Booth’s friendships with Robert Lowell and writers like Mary McCarthy and Elizabeth Hardwick made Castine “one of the most literary villages in the country,” as The Boston Globe wrote in Booth’s obituary. Braham explores these friendships, through interviews and excerpts from
journals and letters, and generously sprinkles the book with intimate photographs of the friends, at clambakes and on the shore. One fascinating story is from one of Booth’s own recollections: how a friend called and asked if he would meet a party sailing into the harbor and find them hotel rooms, and how it turned out to be a party of Kennedys, and the conversations that transpired at the subsequent impromptu gathering at Booth’s “shed.” An excerpt: “The fire has burned low, but none of us seems to have wanted to turn on any lights. In the heavy dusk, the voice at the center of the room is, hauntingly, the voice of an assassinated president. “Ted stops. Then everything quiets. Cal has his say.” In a nice touch, reproductions of subsequent correspondence from Ted Kennedy to Booth close out the story. When talking about Booth’s life, there are plenty of other names to drop; there’s even a photograph of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath taken in his home. Braham, however, is conscious throughout of the importance of Booth’s wife, Margaret, to his work. Admittedly not an overly involved parent — an irony of his oft-quoted poem “First Lesson” (about a daughter’s first swimming lesson) is that he didn’t teach his child to swim, but was watching someone else do it — Booth often said, of how he accomplished all he did, “The answer is Margaret, I’m sure.” Touchingly, Braham dedicates the book to Margaret. Some quibbles: It seems odd that Braham lifted Booth’s own title for her book. His Available Light was published in 1976, and her appropriating the title diminishes the poet’s own placement on Amazon, which seems kind of rude. And she quickly ducks out of the book after the Alzheimer’s diagnosis, saying little about what transpired; a coda promised closure, but offered only another winsome vignette: how Booth used to drive an old pickup truck on which he affixed a bumper sticker with the Army slogan “Be all that you can be” — having cut out the “Join the Army.” Overall, it’s an engaging portrait of one of New England’s less celebrated writers, a poet who deserved a wider audience than he enjoyed while living. Braham became a fan when she came across in poem “How to See Deer” in a college anthology; smartly, she includes it here, an invitation to join her. B+ — Jennifer Graham
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The 5th Wave (PG-13)
topia” nonsense to get through and a more straightforward story. Sure, a few “twists” are telegraphed pretty thoroughly early enough that when their reveal happened I actually forgot it was a thing we weren’t supposed to know. But as Hunger Games also-rans go, this middling fare is just enough ahead of the pack. C+ Directed by J Blakeson with a screenplay by Susannah Grant and Akiva Goldsman & Jeff Pinkner (from the novel by Rick Yancey), The 5th Wave is an hour and 52 minutes long and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
An alien invasion offers an excellent opportunity for teenage romantic entanglements in The 5th Wave, another one of these YA dystopia things.
Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is just a regular teen girl who goes to parties with her friends and likes a boy — Ben Parish (Nick Robinson) — who may or may not know she exists. But then aliens show up, with their electromagnetic pulses and their ability to cause earthquakes and plagues, and life gets all topsy turvy. Mom (Maggie Siff), a doctor or nurse or something, dies during an aggressive bird flu pandemic and Dad (Ron Livingston) makes a rookie mistake when the army shows up to rescue a group of survivors at a refugee camp. Cassie, told to protect her young brother Sam (Zackary Arthur), soon finds herself separated from Sam and on her own in the woods where dangers both human and Other (the name for the invading aliens) exist. She doesn’t exactly have a plan for longterm survival, but her short-term plan is simple: get to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where she believes the army has taken her brother, and get him back. Here’s what The 5th Wave has going for it: • Chloë Grace Moretz — As “still learn-
AT THE MULTIPLEX Coming soon Jan. 29: Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) Po reconnects with his panda roots; The Finest Hours (PG-13) The true story of a Coast Guard rescue; Fifty Shades of Black (R) Marlon Wayans does his thing on Fifty Shades of Grey; Jane Got a Gun (R) Natalie Portman in a western. Reviewlets * Indicates movies worth seeing. *The Big Short (R) Christian Bale, Steve Carell. Directed and co-written by Adam McKay, this funny, angry movie about the housing bubble and financial crisis of 2008 is well-constructed and packs a lot of actual information into its finance-bro tales. B+ *Bridge of Spies (PG-13) Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance. Steven Spielberg directs this traditional but solid Cold War legal and spy thriller.
Dirty Grandpa (R)
Robert De Niro is a “hilariously” (but not really, at all) inappropriate old man in Dirty Grandpa, not The 5th Wave to be confused with Bad Grandpa, ing” teen actors go, she’s pretty decent. She ally, for something of a romantic square) the surprisingly superior Johnny is able to convey believable youthfulness should this thing turn into a franchise but Knoxville/Jackass version of a simwhich doesn’t get in the way too much in ilar story. and believable grit.
• A realistic sense of how the end of civilization can change a person, i.e. allowing your female lead to kill a human. • The smart decision not to show us an alien. This movie doesn’t feel like it had the budget to create non-laughable aliens anyway and it works better to have the Others exist as a terrifying unknown. • The set-up for a romantic triangle (actu-
Hanks’ performance is good; Rylance’s performance is great. ACarol (PG-13) Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara. This romance about two women, a divorcee and a young artist, in 1950s Manhattan is lovely to look at (wardrobe in particular) but occasionally sleepy. B Concussion (PG-13) Will Smith, Albert Brooks. This solid little movie about the doctor who discovered the link between football head injuries and brain degeneration doesn’t wow but it does offer a nice bit of process storytelling and quite a few very nice supporting actor performances. B
Rocky saga and offers winning, realistic characters. B+ The Good Dinosaur (PG) Voices of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand. Even Pixar doesn’t hit it out of the park every time, as evidenced by this lukewarm tale of a dinosaur and his human friend. It hits way too many familiar cartoon beats and does nothing new or interesting with them. BThe Forest (PG-13) Natalie Dormer, Natalie Dormer. A woman tries to find her twin sister, who has hiked into Japan’s “suicide forest,” in this less-than-middling horror film. C-
*The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 *Creed (PG-13) (PG-13) Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Jennifer Lawrence, Philip Stallone. Seymour Hoffman. The Rocky franchise gets Also, Julianne Moore, Donreinvented with the arrival of ald Sutherland, Elizabeth Adonis, son of Apollo Creed. Banks, Natalie Dormer and The movie manages to hit Stanley Tucci, plus Josh a lot of the best beats of the Hutcherson and Liam Hems-
this movie. As your end-of-the-world plus teenagers movies go, I liked The 5th Wave better than The Maze Runner and The Giver and at least as much as Divergent. Though this movie doesn’t have the strong adult performances of those movies — Liev Schreiber as an army colonel is all the acting heft this movie gets — it has less “rules of the dys-
worth doing their duty in the least-essential, love triangle part of the story. No matter your actual interest in Panem and the world of this dystopian YA novel, the cast is too great to ignore. B *Joy (PG-13) Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro. This highly stylized David O. Russell movie tells the story of single mom Joy, her cruddy family and her dream of finding success with one of her inventions. The movie is mostly Jennifer Lawrence being fun to watch but that, really, is good enough to carry the occasionally too-much rest of the movie. B+
That’s right: Jackass beats Robert De Niro. I mean, I’m not suggesting the Jackass movie deserved an Oscar or anything, but if I were forced at gunpoint to watch one of these two movies again it would not be Dirty Grandpa. Richard Kelly (De Niro) has lost his longtime wife and, similarly to Knoxville’s widowed Irving, Richard is looking to, a-hem, “date.” At his wife’s funeral, he
The Revenant (R) Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy. DiCaprio’s wilderness guide character gets the stuffing knocked out of him by a bear and then wanders around the pre-Civil-War northern Midwest in this pretty but slow movie. BSisters (R) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. The comedy dream team produces a less than perfect movie about two sisters saying goodbye to their childhood home. The entire movie is kind of made worth it by the final scene. B-
*Spotlight (R) Michael Keaton, Mark *The Peanuts Movie (G) Ruffalo. Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Based on the true story of the Miller. Boston Globe’s investigation The characters you know into the Catholic Church’s and love get a surprisingly priest sex abuse scandal, this sweet update (visually; theode to expensive, exhausmatically they are the same) tive investigative reporting is in this animated movie that not just an argument for highhas Charlie Brown attemptquality journalism but also a ing to win over the Little Red solid bit of storytelling chockHaired Girl. B+ full of great performances. A
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG-13) Daisy Ridley, John Boyega. If you haven’t thrown your money into the $1.5 billion pile of worldwide box office earnings yet, do. This movie is fun, real actual fun, not fun for nostalgic reasons and in spite of annoying CGI like some Star Wars movies I could mention. This revisiting of the galaxy far, far away that does in fact feature Luke, Leia, Han and other old favorites is actually at its best with the next generation: pilot Rey (Ridley), ex-Stormtrooper Finn (Boyega), bad-ass Poe and even whiny villain Adam Driver. B+ Steve Jobs (R) Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet. A top-notch cast and standout behind-the-camera names (Danny Boyle directing, Aaron Sorkin writing) don’t do much to enliven this so-so biopic of Apple’s co-founder. C-
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spies grandson Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) being henpecked by his fiancee and very-soon-to-be wife Meredith (Julianne Hough). To give him a chance to reconsider his options, Richard concocts a reason why Jason needs to drive him to his winter house in Florida. Along the way, Richard convinces Jason to take a detour to Daytona Beach and enjoy a little hedonism at spring break, where Richard hopes both he and Jason will find women to “date.” There are decent prospects in Lenore (Aubrey Plaza), a girl who is hot for much older men, and Shadia (Zoey Deutch), a girl Jason met in a photography class years earlier. Despite being the classic movie “straight arrow,” Jason — he of preppy outfits and responsible employment — allows himself to be talked into/tricked into partying, which eventually leads to drinking games, which eventually leads to smoking crack, which eventually leads to waking up naked on a public beach. Naturally. Because this is that kind of movie, instead of just getting in his car and driving home, Jason continues to participate, however reluctantly, in Richard’s hijinx, eventually starting to wonder if the carefully planned life of working at his father’s law firm and marriage to an uptight fellow lawyer is really what he wants. Everything about Dirty Grandpa is breathtakingly lazy. All of the “that wacky grandpa!” humor is sexist, racist or (and frequently “and”) homophobic in the most slap-dash, 1970s joke-book way with not a hint of cleverness or wit or effort. In fact some of Richard’s lines feel like they’re placeholders, like the line was “inappropriate statement to be added later” and then nobody ever thought of anything. Entire characters feel lazy and onenote (minority sidekick!, stick-in-the-mud father!) from their construction: the tightly-wound fiancee, the old-man-loving college student, the jerk-bros competing for the girls’ affections, a group of AfricanAmericans Richard gets into a fight with at
a club — it’s like this movie dug through early 1980s second-tier comedies and cut and pasted the stock characters. I feel like even Efron’s character is one I’ve watched several times before, perhaps played by Matthew Perry or some other actor doing “horrified comedy straight man” to some other actor’s “wacky comic presence” character. And why is Richard so “dirty”? Is it supposed to be a put-on to somehow help Jason to lighten up? I am always frustrated when the premise of a comedy requires people to accept or go along with a series of events any one of which, in real life, would have any reasonable person changing their plans. It’s exhausting and the lack of realistic grounding means there’s a lack of substance and bite to the comedy. Keep some measure of realism or completely commit to a realm of craziness — anything in between and the comedy feels mushy and half-baked. Not that a more realistic world view or decent performances necessarily could have saved this thing, but nobody’s bringing their A-game to this. I had to wonder if Robert De Niro was even hearing the lines he was speaking; how could he stand to be in a movie this terrible? Even by the subpar Meet the Fockers and Analyze That standards, Dirty Grandpa is a new low for him. Does he really need a paycheck that badly? Efron has exactly one good moment: During a karaoke session, he not only belts out the song but kind of takes over the stage, pushing the girl he’s doing a duet with aside. It’s a very rare moment of truly letting the character’s freak flag fly that felt grounded in something real the way nothing else in the movie did. F Rated R for crude sexual content throughout, graphic nudity and for language and drug use. Directed by Dan Mazer with a screenplay by John Phillips, Dirty Grandpa is a very long hour and 42 minutes and is distributed by Lionsgate.
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• Feminine side: 2016’s first installment of the monthly Siren Series features women performing acoustic music. The Jennifer Mitchell Band tops a well-rounded bill including Jasmine Mann, a Manchester singer-songwriter whose soaring new single “Mountain Green” is a winner, Jen Whitmore and a duet set from Rachel Thomas Green & Andrea Paquin; Amy Tee hosts the no-cover show. See it Thursday, Jan. 28, at 9 p.m. at Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester. Find out more about the event at on.fb.me/1njaOcl. • Triple tunage: Legendary Seacoast band Groovechild, featured in the 2011 documentary In Danger of Being Discovered, plays its only concert before completing a long-awaited album. Two more bands complete the bill: free-form wizards Amulus and ever-buoyant Freevolt, which recently released another great collection of new songs, Once You Say. See it Friday, Jan. 29, 9 p.m., at Dover Brickhouse, 2 Orchard St., Dover, doverbrickhouse.com. • Big ’80s: Taking its name from the song that launched MTV in 1981, Radio Star just wants to have fun, dressing up in skin-tight leopard Spandex and Devo flower pot “Whip It” hats to perform ’80s hits. The band’s dance party is preceded by a Purple Puffin catered dinner with a Tuscan chicken entrée (wild mushroom ravioli for the vegetarians) and dark chocolate pudding cake for dessert. It happens Saturday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road, Londonderry. Tickets are $35 at tupelohall.com. • Well-traveled: Sultry singer-songwriter Marina Evans earned New England Music Award nominations in 2014 and 2015 for her indie-pop-infused Americana. A charming live performer, Evans appears for the first time at a Milford listening room. Though hailing from Rockport, Mass., Evans often plays far-flung places like Italy, home of guitarist and collaborator Bernardo Baglioni. She performs Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. at Union Coffee Co., 42 South St., Milford. Tickets are $10 at eventbrite.com ($15 at the door). • American song: Singer-guitarist Jim Dozet’s latest project is JD3, a rootsy trio including bass player Nick Phaneuf (Tan Vampires) and PJ Donahue on drums. The band’s brand of original folk soul combines elements of jazz, blues and Americana for an upbeat sound full of the grooves each musician is known for in their many different projects. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 9 p.m. at The Press Room, 77 Daniel St., Portsmouth. The free show is 21+. More at pressroomnh.com. Want more ideas for a fun night out? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play and online at hipposcout.com.
By Michael Witthaus
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While the odds of the primary campaign’s two most colorful characters facing off in the fall seem unlikely despite the polls, you can get a glimpse of what it would be like — entertaining, no doubt — in Trump vs. Bernie: The Debate! Starring Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian as the respective candidates, the mock election event will happen the night before New Hampshire’s primary, twice: early in Portsmouth, and later in Manchester. But this is no historical pre-enactment; it’s performance art by two veteran comics who first did their faux oratorical mano a mano last October at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Both are razor sharp impressionists. As Sanders, Adomian is a charming frump who concedes to looking like he’s “running for president of the Muppets,” while Atamanuik perfectly nails Trump’s blustering campaign style: “I’m killing everyone in the polls, and when I’m elected, I’m killing everyone,” he says at one point. Salon hailed Adomian as “the best Bernie Sanders impression in the game” and a New York Times writer called their Whiplash showcase appearance “the best comedy sketch about the current political campaign that I’ve seen this year.” Each came to their role for different reasons. Adomian is a longtime Sanders admirer, going back to his Congressional days. “When he announced [he was running] for president, I thought oh, now he’ll be famous enough for people to know him,” he said during a joint phone interview with Atamanuik. “I kind of forced the issue.” Atamanuik, on the other hand, is no fan of his subject. “I haven’t thought about this for years; I didn’t follow him other than seeing him as a bloated orange sideshow,” he said. “I had to learn a lot about him … because there’s nothing.” Trump vs. Bernie: The Debate! Starring James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik When: Monday, Feb. 8 Early: 7:30 p.m. at 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth – tickets $15 at 3sarts.org ($18/day of) Late: 9 p.m. at Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester – tickets $15 at theotherdude.com/nhprimary ($18/day of). Watch a preview at: bit.ly/1LwYue6 or bit.ly/1PFn9yk
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“Donald Trump” and “Bernie Sanders.” Courtesy photo.
Adomian was doing his Bernie shtick in L.A. when he heard about his friend’s newfound impression and thought, why not a debate? “I hadn’t seen him [do Trump] but I knew it would be great,” he said. “I was coming to New York for shows [so] I hit him up and said, ‘We gotta do this.’” Soon a tour was in the works, which both knew definitely had to include New Hampshire; Adomian is already popular locally. “When we had James last summer, he got a standing ovation with a full house on a Wednesday,” said Nick Lavallee, who helps run the weekly comedy nights at Manchester’s Shaskeen Pub. “I’m psyched we were reached out to for this tour.” Although he has yet to meet actual Trump fans, Atamanuik isn’t worried. “‘I’m curious whether there will be any that come to the shows,” he said. “Whether I’ll have any sort of altercation or interaction.” Chimed Adomian, “I can’t wait until some Trump supporters at the show hear the crazy things that you’re saying.” Atamanuik replied without missing a beat. “I don’t think they’ll really know the difference. It will be interesting to even see them try to heckle because Donald Trump has a very good way of handling that: isolate, humiliate and then remove. I guess I’ll just employ his strategy.” Both are fans of Dana Carvey, who did
both Ross Perot and George Bush on SNL in the 1980s and ’90s, and Phil Hartman, the late comic who owned the role of Bill Clinton during his presidency. It begs the question — if either Trump or Sanders wins, is either prepared for four years of impressions? “I don’t want my guy to win,” Atamanuik said. “I want me out of a job.” On the other hand, “I am ready to serve,” Adomian said. Apart from a rough list of topics like family values, income inequality, foreign policy and bipartisan cooperation, the exchange of “ideas” is entirely improvised. Atamanuik unchains Trump’s id like he’s Jim Morrison playing New Haven in 1968 — but instead of ANTHONY ATAMANUIK unzipping leather pants, he’s musing about laws of nature he’d like to break. “I’m the person most concerned I’ll get arrested for indecency, but Trump opens you up to all of that,” Atamanuik said. “I mean, he was the first person to call out his incestuous thoughts about his daughter, so I’m only repeating what he’s put out.” It’s a statement that echoes a typical stump speech disclaimer from The Donald: “His words, not mine. … I’m just saying.” Of course, Adomian is enthusiastic about his fellow comic’s rude behavior dressed as political incorrectness. After all, he wants his guy to win. “Tony always says that he’s just holding up a mirror to how horrific the world is,” Adomian said. “I love that.”
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PRIMARY HILARITY Comedian Jim McCue may be the only person with an audience in New Hampshire NOT running for president. For his Politics as Unusual show on Saturday, Feb. 6, 9 p.m. at Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord 225-1111) Jim will be interacting with the audience to figure out who to vote for while covering the topics of the day and the politics of his own marriage. The native New Englander has been featured on Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing and NESN’s Roughing It. Top New Hampshire comic Nick David also appears. Tickets $25 at ccanh.com.
Night Life Music, Comedy & Parties • SMOOTH HOUND SMITH at Amoskeag Studio (250 Commercial St. #2007, Manchester) on Friday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m. $12 ($7/student) - Something rugged and visceral--a modern interpretation of early blues, soul, and rock 'n' roll music that harkens back to the traditions of hazy front porch folk songs as well as raucous back-alley juke joints. • DORKS IN DUNGEONS, SEASON 4 EPISODE 5 at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.org) on Friday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m. $14 improvised comedy show that explores stories in a fantasy world using the trappings and traditions of tabletop role-playing games. • DANCE & FUNDRAISER at American Legion Post 51 (Rte. 125 (Across from Telly's, Epping 679-8320) on Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m. Spoke & Throttle Band performing to benefit the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team™. Classic rock’n roll music; cash bar. • MASEFIELD PERKINS FISHMAN BOLLES at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.org) on Friday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m. $22 - Trekking the worlds of jazz, bluegrass, and Latin with Vermontgrown flavor and improvisational mastery. • ROLLERCOASTER: A FAMILY FRIENDLY DANCE PARTY at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts. org) on Saturday, Feb. 6, 3 p.m. $0-$11.49 - A dance party for parents and their kids featuring music you listened to before the Frozen soundtrack invaded your stereo. • HIROYA TSUKAMATO at Bedford Public Library (3 Meetinghouse Road , Bedford 472-2300) on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m. Free. Friends of the Bedford Library season contin-
ues with afternoon music hosted by the Friends of the Library. • TRUMP VS. BERNIE: THE DEBATE! at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts. org) on Monday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. $15 - A Satirical Faux Debate featuring the comedy stylings of James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik. • ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC at Durham Public Library ( 49 Madbury Road, Durham 868-6699) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. Come to perform, come to listen, come to relax. Acoustic Open Mic with Cheryl Sager and Peg Chaffee of Nice 'n' Naughty. Refreshments served. • MUSICAL OF MUSICALS at Amoskeag Studio (250 Commercial St. #2007, Manchester) on Thursday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $20 ($10/students) - Four performers and a pianist tackle Rodgers & Hammerstein (complete with a dream ballet!), Stephen Sondheim (where the landlord is a tortured, artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants), Jerry Herman (a splashy star vehicle), Andrew Lloyd Webber (a rock musical that borrows from Puccini) and Kander & Ebb (set in a speakeasy in Chicago). • ROOMFUL OF BLUES at Windham High School (64 London Bridge Road, Windham 548-5707) on Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. An evening of musical fun - for nearly half a century, Roomful of Blues has been delivering its signature blend of swing, rock ‘n’ roll, jump, blues and R&B to euphoric audiences all over the world. • LEAVING EDEN at VWF Post 8546 (42 North Broadway, Salem 898-7924) on Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. $8 - Come on out and support your American Veterans with nationally touring band - all roceeds going to veteran services. • BARNSTAR! at Peterborough Folk Society (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough 318-9196) on Fri-
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day, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. $20/$25 Using the familiar tools of the genre—guitar (Mark Erelli), fiddle (Jake Armerding), mandolin (Taylor Armerding) and banjo (Charlie Rose)—Barnstar! forges its own brand of songbased bluegrass, gloriously harmonized and raucously played. • NO BS! BRASS BAND at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.org) on Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. $15 - fearlessly combining elements of James Brown, John Coltrane, Michael Jackson, and Led Zeppelin into their fiercely original sound. • SNOW BALL GALA at LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst 672-9898) on Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. $75 - Benefit for Educational Farm at Joppa Hill; features Mixed Nutz, featuring Scott Spradling on lead vocals. Like Sinatra and Michael Buble? You’ll love this band! • ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE at I.B.E.W. Hall (48 Airport Rd., Concord 397-0042) on Sunday, Feb. 14, 6 p.m. $10 - English Country Dance to live music No partner needed, all dances are taught and called Soft soled shoes (non street shoes preferred) to be kind to the floor. Casual dress. • FREAKWATER W/ JAYE JAYLE & DRUNKEN PRAYER at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts. org) on Monday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m. $18 - Never constrained by any musical category. There is no band like Freakwater but Freakwater. • AN EVENING W/ DISAPPEARS (PERFORMING DAVID BOWIE'S LOW) at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.org) on Friday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. $15 - One set of new, unreleased music followed by a performance of their interpretation of David Bowie's Low. • DOUG TUTTLE W/ HERBCRAFT at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.
org) on Sunday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m. $11 - New Hampshire-native, hot-shot guitar-slinger returns with his second solo record It Calls On Me. • NEIL YOUNG HUMAN HIGHWAY at Cinemagic (1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett) on Monday, Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. A special, one-night screening of the critically-acclaimed postapocalyptic musical comedy along with the iconic musician’s concert feature Rust Never Sleeps. Plus live Q&A with Cameron Crowe interviewing Young and his eclectic cast. • IMAGINE DRAGONS at Cinemagic (1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett) on Wednesday, Mar. 2, 7:30 p.m. On the big screen for the first time ever - a special-one night concert event featuring a performance from their current Smoke + Mirrors tour captured live in Toronto. • TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA at Peterborough Folk Society (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough 318-9196) on Saturday, Mar. 5, 7 p.m. $20/$25 -
four-time Grammy Nominees, an eclectic folk/rock band best known for family music and kids’ songs. • NEIHO-IRISH HARP at Bedford Public Library (3 Meetinghouse Road , Bedford 472-2300) on Sunday, Mar. 6, 2:30 p.m. Free. Friends of the Bedford Library season continues with afternoon music hosted by the Friends of the Library. • THE SNAILS (MEMS. OF FUTURE ISLANDS) at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.org) on Monday, Mar. 7, 7 p.m. $14 - Originally just an Art Lord & the SelfPortriats cover band in snail costumes, in March they will release their first full length album, Songs From The Shoebox. • ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC at Durham Public Library (49 Madbury Road, Durham 868-6699) on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 6:30 p.m. Come to perform, come to listen, come to relax.Acoustic Open Mic with Cheryl Sager and Peg Chaffee of Nice 'n' Naughty. Refreshments served.
• ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE at I.B.E.W. Hall (48 Airport Rd., Concord 397-0042) on Sunday, Mar. 13, 6 p.m. $10 - English Country Dance to live music No partner needed, all dances are taught and called Soft soled shoes (non street shoes preferred) to be kind to the floor. Casual dress. • DEER TICK "ACOUSTIC" TOUR W/ SPECIAL GUEST MUTUAL BENEFIT at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 3sarts.org) on Tuesday, Mar. 15, 8 p.m. $27 - $99 - While Deer Tick have been rightfully hailed for their raucous rave-ups and substance-fueled fervor, the latest release Negativity places considerable focus on the band’s nuanced and tender side. • GARNET ROGERS / CATIE CURTIS at Peterborough Folk Society (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough 318-9196) Friday, Mar. 18, 7 p.m. $22/$25. Rogers is a man with a powerful physical presence with a voice to match. Curtis is a veteran on the singer/ songwriter folk scene.
NITE CONCERTS Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook 72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, 293-4700, meadowbrook.net Capitol Center for the Performing Arts 44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com The Colonial Theatre 95 Main St., Keene, 352-2033, thecolonial.org Dana Humanities Center at Saint Anselm College 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, 6417700, anselm.edu/dana The Flying Monkey 39 S. Main St., Plymouth, 5362551, flyingmonkeynh.com Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, 929-4100, casinoballroom.com
• The Stampede feat. Donna The Buffalo And Ben Cohen Thursday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey • Radio Star (dinner/dance) Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Roberto Morbioli Friday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Eric Martin & Mr. Big Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Draw the Line Aerosmith Tribute Saturday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House • Jim McCue: Politics As Unusual Saturday, Feb. 6, 9 p.m. Cap Center • Studio Two - The Beatles Tribute Saturday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Franklin Opera House • Candlebox Acoustic Thursday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo
Leddy Center 38c Ladd’s Lane, Epping, 679-2781, leddycenter.org Lowell Boarding House Park 40 French St., Lowell, Mass., lowellsummermusic.org Lowell Memorial Auditorium East Merrimack Street, Lowell, Mass., 978-454-2299, lowellauditorium.com The Middle Arts & Entertainment Center 316 Central St., Franklin, 934-1901, themiddlenh.org The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall.org The Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Road, Francestown Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588,
palacetheatre.org Prescott Park Arts Festival 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, prescottpark.org, 436-2848 Rochester Opera House 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.com Stockbridge Theatre Pinkerton Academy, Route 28, Derry, 437-5210, stockbridgetheatre.com Tupelo Music Hall 2 Young Road, Londonderry, 437-5100, tupelohall.com Verizon Wireless Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, verizonwirelessarena.com Whittemore Center Arena, UNH 128 Main St., Durham, 8624000, whittcenter.com
• Frank Santos Jr. R-Rated Hypnotist Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House • Candlebox Acoustic Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Leland Garrett: Rhapsody In Black Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Cap Center • Adam Ezra Group w/ Kali Stoddard-Imari Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Flying Monkey • Revisit Steppenwolf Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Jeff Dunham Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Verizon Wireless Arena • Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey • Last Waltz Live Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera
• Ana Popovic Wednesday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Felix Cavaliere's Rascals Friday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey • Jonatha Brooke Friday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Spirit of Johnny Cash Saturday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House • Frank Santos Jr. Saturday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Palace Theatre • Pat & the Hats CD Release Saturday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Cap Center • Marcia Ball Sunday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. Tupelo • Johnny Winter Legacy Band Feat. Paul Nelson And James Montgomery Thursday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. Tupelo
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Newmarket Stone Church: Bluegrass Jam w/ Dave Talmage
Portsmouth Press Room: Jazz Jam w/ Larry Garland & Friends
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Nashua Fratello's Italian Grille: RC Thomas Portsmouth Demeters: Dennis Coraccio Red Door: Red On Red w/ Evaredy (Ladies Night) Ri Ra: Erin's Guild
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