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Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Durham this week with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to continue to push for free college.

Sanders made free college a central part of his campaign. And now Clinton is even on board, though with a less ambitious plan that includes free community college and free state college for middle-income families.

Making any part of college free for any income group is mistake. Why? Because we already have this wonderful, universal program that most people are required to attend that is free. It’s high school. Rather than pushing limited funds to colleges that only benefit a small percentage of people, we should be pushing more resources to high schools and making high schools better for everyone.

Programs such as those championed by fellow Granite Views columnist Fred Bramante that would get all high school students certified in some skills by graduation are a great start to upping the level of skill of every child who graduates high school. Programs like that would also help increase wages for people who don’t go on to college.

Tax dollars should be used to benefit as many people as possible. High school is required. College is not and in countries that have free college, upper-income families tend to benefit most because their kids have advantages in admissions (through better exam prep, better high schools, etc.).

If we want to tackle liveable wages, the way to go about it is to increase training, education and experience. High school is a great place to do that. Why can’t we have students do more internships? Could kids leave high school with plumbing experience or the ability to code computer programs? Many programing jobs don’t require college degrees.

We made great strides in this country when we decided, just a few years ago, that high school should be required for all children.

Now why not make high school better? Yes, No Child Left Behind and other programs to improve high schools have struggled, but just because something is hard doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to try and improve it. We need more invested into high schools, not less.

There is a limited amount of public funds. As it is, we run huge annual deficits. Is it really reasonable to pile on one more program when funds are needed for existing universal programs that benefit all?

Let’s really invest in our future and make high school great, again — by making sure kids leave with the training, education and experience they need to get good jobs to make sure they can take care of themselves and their families.

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NEWS & NOTES 4 Over-time rules; Executive Council race; PLUS News in Brief.

9 Q&A 10 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 12 SPORTS THIS WEEK 22

THE ARTS: 24 CLASSICAL Essential Ring.

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NEWS & NOTES Hospital contract

The state is continuing with its $36 million contract with Dartmouth-Hitchcock to staff the state mental hospital, despite calls to withdraw the deal and open it for bidding again. Meanwhile, New Hampshire Hospital’s chief medical officer is stepping down. The AP reported the Executive Council had already approved the contract but since Dartmouth announced more than 400 layoffs just days after winning the contract, Councilor Chris Sununu, the Republican nominee for governor, called for the council to pull the contract and start over. The Executive Council decided to stick with the deal they’d already made.

Dr. David Folks, the mental hospital’s top doctor, decided to step down from the job, which he’s held since 2008. According to a press release from the state Department of Health and Human Services, Folks will depart in January 2017, but no reason was given.

New Hampshire Hospital suffered the exodus of 11 psychiatrists and psychiatric nursing staff earlier this summer over a labor dispute connected with the staffing contract.

The state GOP is conducting its own investigation into the Dartmouth contract, hoping to find any evidence of mismanagement they can lay at Gov. Maggie Hassan’s feet. The Union Leader reported the first batch of letters between Hassan’s legal counsel and Dartmouth lawyers show polite questions being asked about the labor dispute, but no sign that Hassan knew the layoffs were going to occur. The letters from the Right to Know request also include a letter sent to the governor’s office from the New Hampshire Psychiatric Society in July, which expressed Correction In the cover story “What keeps him up at night?” about the state’s drug addiction treatment system, which started on p. 14 in the Sept.

22 issue, the Serenity Place CEO’s last name was incorrect. Her name is Stephanie Bergeron.

On page 16, it was reported that Serenity offers outpatient services for men but outpatient services are available to both men and women.

Serenity also provides an 18-day Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for men.

concern that Dartmouth’s plans for New Hampshire Hospital might pose a threat to the state’s ability to hire and retain psychiatrists.

Superintendent

The Manchester school board voted 14-1 to hire Bolgen Vargas as the new head of the state’s largest school district. The Union Leader reported Vargas was superintendent of the Rochester, New York, school district for more than four years. Prior to that, he spent 20 years as a guidance counselor in Greece, New York. Connie Van Houten was the sole board member who voted against appointing Vargas, but he was the last candidate in the running after former Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, school district superintendent Vincent Cotter withdrew his name from the running a week before.

Van Houten told reporters she had nothing against Vargas or his qualifications but wanted to hold a vote with at least two other contenders to choose from.

Stumping

fundraiser in the fall called the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, but starting this year the event will have a new name. NHPR reported the event will now be known as the Kennedy-Clinton dinner after former presidents John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. The event had been named for former presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, both of whom had owned slaves. Other states’ Democrats are making similar changes to eliminate those controversial names. South Carolina changed the name of their Jefferson-Jackson event in August and the parties in Georgia and Iowa made the change last year.

GOP platform

Despite efforts by moderates to make changes to the state Republican platform in order to pitch a wider tent, it has not altered much.

The Union Leader reported delegates voted down new language that would have aimed to protect the rights of religious organizations to ordain and marry according to their faiths, while removing language defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, “as ordained by God.” The newly approved platform retains the latter language, keeping the party officially opposed to gay marriage. Other changes proposed by House Speaker Shawn Jasper, such as eliminating an effort to pass so-called “right to work” legislation, did not make it into the final version.

The plan to bring the Red Arrow Diner to Concord was approved by the planning board, the Concord Monitor reported. The 24-hour diner will replace a gas station, store and car wash and will include a replacement convenience store.

CONCORD

Someone dumped 1,700 pounds of asbestos-containing building refuse in the woods of Candia and since the perpetrator is unknown, taxpayers will have to pay for its removal. The Union Leader reported one estimate pegged the cost at about $1,800.

Residents in Merrimack who have been receiving public water from the Merrimack Village District will have their blood tested by Hooksett state officials for cancerconnected chemicals that may have contaminated the water source. According to a press Goffstown release, blood testing was previously approved for select homes with high levels of perfluorochemicals found in their MANCHESTER groundwater wells.

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Construction crews have begun work on a new Amherst 131,371-square-foot industrial laundry facility in Nashua, Milford the Union Leader reported.

California company Prudential Overall Supply plans to hire about 50 workers for the new facility.

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Dem dinner rebrand

New Hampshire’s Democratic party has long held an annual

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ing to school administrators.

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NEWS

Labor laws

Local employers and workers brace for overtime rule change

By Ryan Lessard

news@hippopress.com

A shock wave is coming to the Granite State on Dec. 1, when a federal rule change to overtime exemptions takes effect. Business owners, nonprofit leaders and lawyers say it will have far-reaching effects, from increased costs for businesses to the potential for increased wages — but also less flexibility — for employees.

Will this affect me?

There are two things that determine who is exempt from overtime pay: how much money you earn weekly and what your duties are. The U.S. Department of Labor, under the direction of President Obama, is roughly doubling the pay threshold from $455 per week ($23,660 a year) to $913 per week ($47,476 a year).

Plus, if anyone’s job falls under the clear definitions outlined for executives, administrative employees, highly educated professionals in brainy fields (teachers, doctors), skilled computer specialists and outside sales people, they must be paid on a salary basis starting at the new minimum.

This means employers who have employees they pay a salary that is lower than $47,476 are faced with a choice, according to Michelle Radie-Coffin, a specialist in employment law.

“The employer has to make a decision as to whether or not they want to increase their salary… or now make them hourly and have to pay them overtime,” RadieCoffin said.

And if their employee is paid around $30,000 and has the responsibilities of a store manager for example, they must get a raise or lose those responsibilities.

The point is to help out the folks who might be overworked and underpaid. When the Fair Labor Standards Act was first created during the Great Depression, it was meant to give employers an incentive to keep hours in check by forcing them to pay a price for going over the standard workweek and ensuring workers were paid fairly for long hours.

But over the years, the rules underpinning that law have not kept up with modern compensation trends. In 1975 the overtime rules covered 62 percent of Americans.

Now they only cover about 7 percent.

While some employees will enjoy a raise by the end of the year, New Hampshire employers are worried about what these changes will mean to their bottom line. Larger companies might be able to absorb the hit more easily, but Radie-Cof-

“Due to the new regulations, 11 of them are going to have to move up to the new wage requirements, which is a $60,000 hit for us,” Jordan said. “And 19 staff who were previously exempt are going to have to be reclassified as hourly or nonexempt.

Of course, in that circumstance, we’re going to have to pay for overtime.”

Overall, with raises and expected overtime combined, Jordan expects the association will spend an additional $100,000 in wages in the next fiscal year.

Those who will receive the raises are working in more administrative roles, while those likely to switch to hourly are providing direct services. Raises will vary, Jordan said, from just a few thousand dollars to as much as $10,000.

But luckily, Jordan said, Granite YMCA has been providing equal benefits for exempt and nonexempt employees, so they won’t have to spend extra on that.

“That isn’t the same in a lot of associations; there are big differences sometimes and that’s another significant blow that some people would have to deal with,” Jordan said.

He said the nonprofit sector in New Hampshire is very concerned about the new rules as many of them have traditionally employed salaried workers earning less fin said smaller firms will be more likely than $47,476 a year. to struggle.

That is bad news for New Hampshire as Flexibility 95.9 percent of all employers in the state Owen is less concerned about the miniare small businesses (defined as fewer than mum salary threshold in the new rules.

500 employees), according to the U.S. “I think the biggest concern is realSmall Business Administration. ly more the definition [of exempt jobs],” Owen said.

Bottom line While a small number of employees Many employers will be on the hook to earning a low salary might need to change pay salary increases or time and a half for to hourly based on their pay, the biggest more overtime. Radie-Coffin said employ- group of employees to be affected are his ers may determine that they’d be better off account managers. restricting overtime and hiring more partThose are the folks coordinating the time workers to fill in the gaps, while new scheduling and logistics of service delivsystems might need to be put into place to ery and keeping the clients happy. Right track the hours of people who didn’t have now, they’re paid salary plus bonuses. But to do that before. That could mean buying since they’re not the right kind of manager software or devices for clocking in, or per- to stay salary earners, they’ll be converted haps even hiring more people to deal with to hourly. the paperwork.

Owen thinks he won’t see much cost “We’re looking at our accounting team increase from overtime as the loss of bonusand we’re thinking, ‘Gosh, do we have to es will likely balance it out. But tracking increase [the team by] another body in there employees will be a burden for bosses and just because of this law, just because of the employees alike — not just because of the tracking for hourly?’” said Sean Owen, time and money it will take, but because CEO of Manchester marketing firm Wedü. those employees who once did field work Hal Jordan, the president of Granite and made their own hours on an honor sysYMCA, said the organization had to review tem will be restricted to working in the all 110 employees and is planning to make office from now on. changes that will affect 30 people to stay “You lose that flexibility now, because compliant with the law. now you actually do have to do hour-to-

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hour tracking of what they’re doing and where they’re doing it. So that’s a really lousy component to this whole thing,” Owen said. “It just becomes more of a management nightmare … and frankly a nightmare for the employee now. I mean, none of them want to do that.”

It’s also not clear that his workers will benefit financially as the rule change had intended. Owen said they fall into a classification of worker that’s either already working a normal 40-hour week or getting fair compensation from benefits and bonuses. Some who are used to larger bonuses might even see a decrease in annual income.

Radie-Coffin said that when she ran a title company she had salaried employees who enjoyed their flexibility but would’ve likely lost it under these rules.

“I think that would have stressed them out as far as ‘OK, now great, we get overtime’ but some of them didn’t really work overtime, so they wouldn’t have benefitted and now they’ve got no flexibility,” RadieCoffin said.

Jordan said YMCA employees who will switch to hourly will have to cut down on trips from branch to branch, volunteering at fundraising events or staying late to help out a member.

“We’re going to have to do more webinars, more conference calls. We’re going to have to reduce the amount of outside responsibility these people have had previously to try to control the amount of overtime we’re going to have to pay,” Jordan said.

And they may have to hire some parttime staff to pick up some of those responsibilities.

“It really changes the culture,” Jordan said. “It’s a very challenging, sensitive situation for everybody impacted.”

Things employees and bosses used to take for granted now must be watched closely.

“Things like emails during non-work hours, phone calls about an issue during non-work hours, all those things that you never thought about before all have to be logged as time worked,” Jordan said.

On the DOL website, there’s a question-and-answer list explaining the new rules that touches on the issue of flexibility. Question 13 reads “Doesn’t having to punch a clock restrict the ability of an employee to work flexibly?” The answer begins “The FLSA does not require workers to punch a clock.” It goes on to explain that making such a decision is in the hands of the employer.

While this is true, Radie-Coffin said it’s not much of a choice. As a former employ-

er herself, she said allowing employees who qualify for overtime to simply report their hours requires an “incredible amount of trust.”

But even if employees are generally trustworthy, they may make mistakes, and inaccurate bookkeeping can be a significant liability for any company.

Radie-Coffin said she thinks the rule change will do some good by helping out some exploited workers either with a raise or overtime pay.

“But I don’t like the fact that the Department of Labor … is saying this is going to be an easy implementation in their Q&A, because it’s not,” Radie-Coffin said.

Other litigators who often deal with employment issues like Andru Volinsky at Bernstein Shur thinks the good done by the change will outweigh any unintended consequences.

“I’m not all that troubled by these changes,” Volinsky said. “If [workers] are needed, they’re going to be fairly paid and you won’t have low-level managers open the dollar store and close it at night working 80 hours a week and getting paid for 40.”

But Jordan said there will be winners and losers at the end of the day. And most agree that employers across the state will need to worry about how some of these changes will affect morale.

“I think that’s our biggest concern,” Owen said.

There’s one wrinkle that may affect the rollout of the rules: Earlier this month, 21 states, including Maine, joined a lawsuit against the DOL hoping to block the changes. The suit is specifically targeting a clause that would enable future incremental increases of the exemption threshold,

The small council

Is the Executive Council getting more political?

By Ryan Lessard

news@hippopress.com

A new breed of candidates are seeking to claim one of the five seats on the Executive Council, a unique government body that checks the governor’s power by voting on contracts and agency head and judge appointments; it also crafts a 10-year highway plan.

Some candidates have never held elected office and many are running to correct what they see as a political imbalance in the council, after a number of controversial and politically motivated votes. But whether it will return to its less partisan, quieter pitch or the ideological volume will continue to increase is unclear.

Democrats in particular have been mobilized to run after Republicans voted against spending on a Planned Parenthood contract last year amid national calls for defunding the organization. And an unusual vote to deny the appointment of Manchester public defender Dorothy Graham to be judge, based on her role in defense, also seemed motivated by partisan politics. The Republican majority, which consists of Chris Sununu, Joe Kenney and David Wheeler, each voted against the appointment after a right-wing Washington newspaper ginned

up opposition by claiming the nominee got sex offenders off on technicalities.

“In part those things have made it more apparent to me just how influential the Executive Council has become,” said District 2 candidate Andru Volinsky, a Democrat. “There was a time when it was a rubber stamp for the governor and the councilors were quietly retiring as they worked in their office. I don’t think that’s the model at all anymore.”

But Volinsky, a well-known Concord lawyer, thinks it’s a good thing the council is makANDRU VOLINSKY ing the news more, even when he doesn’t agree with the outcome.

“I do think it’s a real change … to have the Executive Council come out of the shadows and be more forceful in exercising their prerogative,” Volinsky said.

But not everyone is so quick to cheer 8

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I do think it’s a real change ... to have the Executive Council come out of the shadows...

Nominees for EC: Republican vs.

Democrat District 1: Joe Kenney (i) vs. Mike Cryans District 2: Sam Cataldo vs. Andru Volinsky District 3: Russell Prescott vs. Beth Roth District 4: Joe Kelly Levasseur vs. Chris Pappas (i) District 5: David Wheeler (i) vs. Daniel Weeks

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Chris Pappas likes to echo a late councilor when he tells people the Executive Council is kind of like a board of directors for the governor. Pappas is the incumbent Democrat for District 4, which includes Manchester and surrounding communities and goes as far north as Loudon. His analogy was often used by Ray Burton, a moderate Republican from the North Country who, after becoming the longest-serving Executive Councilor in state history, died of kidney cancer in late 2013.

“When I joined the council, I had the honor of serving with Ray Burton, who served over three decades as an Executive Councilor and nobody did it better than Ray. He didn’t have a political bone in his body. It was all about helping the constituents,” Pappas said.

Everyone seems to agree that Burton was a paragon of public service, and his apolitical nature is something to be viewed as a model for others in this government body.

Even today, as the Executive Council seems to be growing ever more weighted by the political agendas and the ideologies of its current and would-be members, Burton’s legacy looms large.

For most of the candidates, it seems good politics to claim they’re more like Burton than their opponent is.

Pappas, for his part, said he has found a good balance between helping to run his family’s restaurant, the Puritan Backroom in Manchester, and serving the public as Executive Councilor. And he claims he has no aspiration for any higher office any time soon, despite the rumors to the contrary.

His opponent, Republican Manchester alderman at large Joe Kelly Levasseur, said he expects there will be more “political gamesmanship” if Pappas keeps his seat and the Democrats remain in the minority, especially if a Republican governor is elected.

But how apolitical Levasseur aims to be if elected is mixed. The lawyer and small business owner said he disagreed with the vote against appointing Graham as judge.

Levasseur believes there should be more diversity in the courts, with judges of all backgrounds.

But the issue of Planned Parenthood funding is a different story.

“I would not support Planned Parenthood the way they are now. I would not support the spending for Planned Parenthood,” Levasseur said.

For Democratic candidates, that would be an example of injecting politics and policy-making where it doesn’t belong — that it’s blocking the implementation of something already approved by the legislative process.

“I think the council’s job is not to make policy, it’s to responsibly implement the will of the legislature and to be an advocate on

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behalf of the district,” said Daniel Weeks, Democratic candidate for District 5.

But for Levasseur, it’s actually an attempt to strike more political balance.

As he sees it, Planned Parenthood is “an extreme arm of the Democratic party” that uses its resources to back Democrats and therefore shouldn’t be afforded taxpayers’ dollars.

Some have wondered if the council is becoming more political because it’s viewed increasingly as a way to launch one’s own political career. One need only look as far as the current gubernatorial race to see two sitting Executive Councilors running for the corner office. Arguably, it was Sununu’s swing vote against Planned Parenthood last year that first granted him a soapbox in the months before he announced his bid for governor.

While Levasseur said he doesn’t want to run for any higher office, he does think Executive Council experience will be a key resume booster in a future possible run for Manchester mayor in maybe six to 10 years.

Weeks, a 33-year-old academic and a longtime activist for Democratic reform, has never run for public office before. But he said he’s open to running for other elected offices in the future if asked to. Right now, though, Weeks is focused on running for Executive Council in a tight race against incumbent David Wheeler.

But it’s too soon to say if the Executive Council is much of a political launching pad. Volinsky thinks it’s just a coincidence that our next governor will be an Executive Councilor. It just as easily could have been a race between a mayor and a former mayor, he said.

Lakes Region native becomes top teacher Tate Aldrich of Laconia is an English teacher at Laconia High School. Aldrich has been named the 2017 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education and is New Hampshire’s candidate for the National Teacher of the Year award.

Can you tell me where you’re from and what your experience going to school as a youngster was like?

I grew up in Laconia and I had … an incredible number of great teachers and mentors and coaches who inspired me. I consider myself really lucky to grow up in Laconia. I played soccer and basketball growing up. I went to the University of New Hampshire. I was an English Teaching major there and …

I think the university provided me with a real transformative experience. I would encourage any aspiring teacher to go to UNH. I credit a lot of my teaching strategies, my approaches to student learning, to the university.

Was there maybe one teacher that stood out among those that inspired you that really guided you down this career path?

Sure. In high school, I had a teacher named David Rea. He was an English teacher who, every day, I strive to emulate because he was very thoughtful and very deliberate in his approach to teaching. We’ve even named an award after him at Laconia High School for seniors who excel in the English discipline. … He was a colleague of mine for a year before he retired but I remember him most as a teacher of mine as a student. And I think it was in his class that I developed a passion for literature, especially.

Laconia is just a really interesting place. It’s in the middle of New Hampshire, so there’s elements of the North Country but there are also elements that are reminiscent of, say, places like Manchester.

Courtesy photo.

It is unlike a lot of the other towns on the lake; it’s very economically diverse and I think people from Laconia are characterized by their grit, their resilience, their character. And I think I’m able to tap into those qualities in my students.

What are some of your favorite topics and why?

I love teaching American lit because … I feel that it is the course that is always constantly evolving, because really the American identity is constantly evolving. It’s a course where we allow students to critique the American canon of literature. If we were trying to present texts that define what it means to be American, well, who am I to say? Kids come to class with their own perspective and every year I learn more about, I guess, myself through those conversations as an American. It’s really interesting and really personal for the kids.

What are some of the writers you feature in your courses?

Now that you’re teaching, what is it about I can tell you what kids have enjoyed readyour style or approach that is different or ing in my class. … Kids enjoy reading Toni unique?

Morrison, they enjoy reading J.D. Salinger I think I have an advantage because I’m and they enjoy reading … Cormac McCarthy. from Laconia, so I have an insight into the way Laconia kids think. But I also think that Teaching literature can sometimes be a I’m willing to continually re-learn. So every minefield of controversy. Do you and others class, every year, is going to be different in your field often feel like you have to walk based on the perspective that the kids bring on eggshells with parents?

I wouldn’t call it walking on eggshells. … It’s to class. They all have life experiences and I want to know about them so I can establish true that every teacher, especially English teachrelationships between their lives and the texts. ers, every lesson we write, every unit we design, there are moral implications. So you just have to How do Laconia kids think? really exercise your social conscience and you That’s a long, long conversation … but have to be sensitive, you have to be aware of cultural license, privilege, context of the converWHAT ARE YOU REALLY INTO sation and be nimble. You have to be mentally RIGHT NOW? nimble to navigate those kinds of conversations.

You can’t work within a vacuum. … I think that, I’m not really a cool guy. I pretty much just read books all the time. … I guess one weird although that sounds like a burden, it’s sort of quirk about me … is I love traveling to the an honor. And it’s really an honor to have those Seacoast. I love going to Portsmouth, and kinds of conversations that really are so imporwhenever I do … I drive near Durham [to tant. If there were no moral implications, they see] my alma mater. I get a little choked up wouldn’t be that important and therefore they because I love the place so much. wouldn’t be that exciting. — Ryan Lessard

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A most enjoyable regular season comes to a close for the Sox this weekend, one that unless disaster hits between now and Sunday will end with the Red Sox’ second worstto-first season in four years. One ending just the way you want it to, rolling through division opponents with their longest September winning streak since 1991, which had them leaving Tampa Bay for three in the Bronx with the magic number at 3. Even if they screw that up, then it’s a season-ending winner-take-all series with Toronto at Fenway this weekend. If drama’s your thing, you can’t draw it up much better than that.

Folks will look back on a 95-or-so-win season in years to come and think it was a breeze all year. But that’s not been the case.

It was actually a year with many ups and downs that made The Nation feel good at times, feel like holy cow we’re in trouble, as in August when the bullpen was imploding, and feel invincible at others, like in May when the hitting was unstoppable and now when everything is suddenly clicking.

That’s the beauty of the regular season, a marathon with valleys and peaks, neither of which should be over-reacted to. But since this is Boston, where many panic after almost every strike and have Hall of Fame visions after a new prospect’s first hit, we know that’s not the case. All of which makes it more intense here but also more enjoyable when it comes to a close in the way it seems to be this year.

So let’s take a closer look at what happened along the way.

April: They started with big question marks and great enthusiasm to see David Price and for the young core after the exciting final two months it delivered in 2015.

But panic gripped the hub when they were only 8-9 and 3.5 back of Baltimore on April

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23 when Price, despite a 3-0 month, did not exactly come out of the gate like Secretariat at the Belmont with a 5.76 ERA. The best sign was David Ortiz coming out on fire and Rick Porcello showing signs of big things to come by winning his first five starts with a 2.76 ERA after following up his horrendous first year in town with a 9-plus ERA in spring training.

May: After winning 7 of 8 in April, they were a half game back of Baltimore. They move into first by extending the strong April finish to 15 wins in 22 games. Ironically this was Porcello’s worst month when he won just 2 of five starts and the ERA was 4.76. This month was about hitting, as Jackie Bradley seemed more like Willie Mays hitting .387 with 8 homers and 24 RBI. The average peaked at .341 in the midst of a 29-game hitting streak. Mookie Betts also had a 20-something hitting streak, amid a streak of six double-digitruns-scored games and two others with a mere 9 runs. When the month ended they were 18-10 and 3 games up.

June: “Holy cow, we’re in trouble” was the feeling this month as the hitting disappeared in a 10-16 month. Price still struggled, E-Rod was banished to the minors and Clay Buchholz was public enemy No. 1 and demoted to the bullpen amid a horrid first three months. The ones who kept them alive were Porcello, Steven Wright and Xander Bogaerts, who peaked at .359 in mid-month.

July: They entered the month with the starting pitching really and the bullpen showing signs of trouble when first Craig Kimbrel and then Koji went to the DL. But at .369 Mookie Betts was raking and Wright continued to save them by being 7-1 since June 1 to climb to 12-5. Despite its being a lackluster month they finished 15-10 and climbed back to 1.5 games out in second place.

August: Price was still scuffling at 9-8 after an Aug. 7 loss. But that was the bot-

tom. He’s been lights out since, winning eight straight with a 2.86 ERA to key a turnaround in the rotation. Now the bullpen was scaring the beejeebers out of everyone, as was the deep-in-a-valley JBJR by hitting just .198 all month taking the average down to .274 from .342, though he still had five homers and 14 RBI. There was also the crazy, historic consecutive hits streak of Dustin Pedroia to end the notion his struggles the last few years were signs of a guy in decline. Andrew Benintendi excited all after arriving from AA as the 98th left fielder before going to the DL with a sprained knee. Thanks to Mookie hitting .378 with 9 bombs and 27 RBI and the stunning success of their seventh catcher and career minor-leaguer Sandy Leon’s white hot hitting they went 17-13 after looking like they might fall out of it in mid-month.

September: They entered 2 behind Toronto, still with gigantic bullpen concerns and rotation issues with Steven Wright still not, ah, right. After hitting .218 in August and September Bogaerts’ average had plummeted 68 points to .291 from .369 in June. And while Mookie hit .323, he had just one homer and 13 RBI. But that was then and this is now. After Kimbrel returned to strikeout form, Koji from the DL and Joe Kelly from AAA, the bullpen all of a sudden was lights out, while the starters had two aces, a far better E-Rod, and Buchholz of all people had come back from exile to go 4-0 with a 3.30 ERA to fortify the back end of the rotation. The result was an 18-5 month as they rolled through the division with an 11-game winning streak to blow away the division race.

The end result is their being in the place many of you expected them to be — but I doubt most expected as many peaks and valleys in the kind of wild ups and downs that make a great baseball season so interesting.

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Doc wheels out of Central The Big Story: It’s the surprising resignation of Doc Wheeler as Central boys basketball coach. It comes after 16 years with the Little Green and after winning his last of five state titles in March. In total he spent 25 years with the program starting with coaching the JV and being an assistant to Mike Fitzpatrick before taking over the program in 2001, when he won his first state title behind starters David Cooper and PJ Young.

Sports 101: Who holds the record for the longest punt in NFL history?

Intra-city Rivalry Day of the Week: It was a Memorial-Central intra-city rivalry day on Friday with the Green getting the better of it in both futbol and football. In soccer Josue Assantha had a Knick of Tyme double for sending the game to OT tied 2-2 with his first goal and for getting the game-winner in the second OT with his second for a 3-2 win over the Crusaders. In football, Central came back from 16-0 down to win 30-22 by marching 87 yards in three minutes to grab their first lead at 23-22 on Jeremyah (was a bullfrog) Rivera’s three-yard TD run. Then Jeremy Chandler added to his huge 22-yard catch to set up Riveria’s score by icing the game with a pick six.

Throw in the girls’ 3-0 soccer win over the Crusaders on Thursday mentioned below and it was a nice two-day slam for the Green.

Streak-Buster Game of the Week: That’s all she wrote for the laudable 17-game winning streak by the Goffstown football team. It 3 – combined goals from the Bedford Statires brother act when Charlie had a pair of goals and Nathan the other in the Bulldogs’ 4-0 win over Winnacunnet.

6 – goals scored and saves made as Derryfield beat Prospect Mountain 6-0 with the shutout going to Tommy Cissel.

9 – corner kicks taken by SHNU to 1 by Stonehill in a 2-0 win for the 5-0-0 Penmen when the D held Stonehill to one shot

while Rayane Boukemia and Enzo Giuliani scored the goals.

16 – letters in the whopper of a last name for Tim Polychronopoulos, who gets the pub this week for his goal in the final seconds of OT that gave Windham a 2-1 soccer win over John Stark.

35 – one-under-par score by Derryfield’s Colin McCaigue at the super tough tract at Shattuck Golf Club when D-Field was a 162-193-311 winner over Conant and Fall Mountain respectively.

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158 – rushing yards by Nico Buccieri on just 14 carries as he had TD runs of 11, 24 and 78 yards in leading Pinkerton to a 21-14 win over next-door neighbor Londonderry.

Sports Glossary

Secretariat at the Belmont: Greatest individual athletic performance this reporter has seen in person. It was 1973 and he was vying to win horse racing’s Triple Crown for the first time since Citation in 1947. He was so good and the racing community was so scared that only a paltry three other horses entered the race. He bolted from the gate to grab the lead, and when he came down the stretch you could barely see the other horses. He won by 31 lengths to earn the Triple Crown.

Willie Mays: The ultimate five-tool player and speedster with the great nickname “Say Hey Kid” who won two MVPs while hitting .308 lifetime with 660 homers and 338 stolen bases in an era when they rarely stole with a high of 40 in 1956.

Carl Crawford: Biggest free agent bust in Red Sox history. A four-time All-Star and .296 lifetime hitter in Tampa Bay who hit a disappointing .260 with 14 homers in two years before the Sox miraculously dumped his $142 million contract on the Dodgers in a deal that had Sox fans everywhere saying “phew!” after the heist had been completed.

Public Enemy No. 1: Name invented by J. Edgar Hoover as a PR device to make the FBI look good in the days when John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie & Clyde and other machine gun-wielding gangsters were robbing every bank in sight in the 1930s.

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ended in a 21-7 loss to top-ranked Bedford on Saturday, where Bulldog QB Connor Robert was huge in the win by going 18-28 for 217 yards and two TDs. Alumni Homecoming Game of the Week: The Houston Texans may have stunk up the joint in their Thursday night 27-0 whipping by the Patriots, but tight end Ryan Griffin of the Londonderry Griffins came to play as he had eigh catches for six yards on the night.

Goal of the Week: They say you never forget your first, and Alexa Skinner will now get to test that premise, particularly since her first varsity goal was the game’s only score and the game-winner for Goffstown in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Coe-Brown.

Sports 101 Answer: On this date in 1969 Steve O’Neal of the New York Jets had the longest punt in NFL history, driving one from his 1-yard line to Denver’s 1-yard line for an impossible-to-top 98-yard field position gain.

On This Date – Sept. 29: 1914 – The Boston Braves complete their miracle season by clinching the NL pennant after being in last place on July 15. 1946 – The Rams play their first NFL game in the Los Angeles Coliseum after leaving Cleveland behind, 70 years later returning to L.A. after 10 years in Anaheim and 20 in St. Louis. 1954 – Willie Mays makes his famous over-the-shoulder catch 460 feet from home plate in New York’s Polo Grounds’ center field. It is the only out batter Vic Wertz makes in a 4-5 day.

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Southern New Hampshire is full of great lunch spots and everybody has their favorites. But just as with dinner, sometimes you want something a little different. With lunch, the added challenge is frequently the time crunch — how do you add some new flavors and locales to your midday meal and still make it back to the desk in an hour?

Why not try a different way to lunch?

• Eat lunch at your desk (p. 14) Take a look at some local eateries that offer boxed lunches and/or delivery.

• Try a buffet (p. 16 ) Check out the variety of lunch buffets that will fill you up fast.

• Make lunchtime more like dinner (p. 18) Some local restaurants that serve dinner also have lunch specials so you can enjoy a dinner-like meal and still get back to work on time.

• Get past the afternoon slump (p.

19) You had a great lunch but could still use a boost come 3 p.m. Find out where to go and what to get to help you re-energize.

There are plenty of great lunch spots that don’t get a mention here, but you can let us (and fellow seekers of the perfect salad or sandwich) know where you like to lunch by writing to food@ hippopress.com. We may share the recommendations in future Weekly Dish columns in our food section.

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Sometimes lunch in a noisy restaurant or cafe is just not how you want to spend your 20 to 60 minutes off — you’d rather relax, or just as likely, you don’t even have time to leave your workplace.

If you fit that bill, there are a variety of downtown restaurants that make getting lunch out simpler by adding delivery and boxed lunch options.

Spencer George, owner of Granite State Lunch Box, said the company’s very busy during lunch hour delivering to all of Manchester, but especially in the Queen City’s

business-heavy locations along Elm Street and the millyard.

“Delivery cuts out some of the time that someone has to be away from their job. ... They don’t have to order, wait, then go back [to the office],” George said.

He credits a large menu for his business’s success; you can order most anything from GSLB, including subs, burgers, hot dogs, soups, quesadillas, paninis and salads, its most popular item being the cranberry walnut chicken salad melt.

George said GSLB also offers a catering service that includes boxed lunch options, which have become very popular during flu season, particularly with large groups.

Everything is individually packaged, and

the only person touching your food is you.

This service also increases the amount of choice you get in your meal, which is in high demand as people become more particular about their food choices and want to eat vegetarian, gluten-free or dairy-free.

The power of choice is one reason the Hanover Street Chophouse offers boxed lunches. HSC Executive Assistant Anne Kenyon said the lunches feature a starter (house salad, caesar salad, clam chowder, onion soup, soup du jour), entree (shrimp scampi, market fish, grilled Scottish salmon, Boston-cut New York strip, omelet with cheese and chive) and side (creamed spinach, potato salad, vegetables or fries).

“It’s a simple way to order, and I think

it saves time too. It’s for people who come for lunch and want to get in and out. These items are simple to cook, and they don’t take as much time,” Kenyon said.

John Constant, owner of Constantly Pizza in Concord — which has a strong business providing boxed lunches in addition to pizza — echoed this idea.

“We try and accommodate everyone,” he said. “We have veggie subs and gluten-free bread, or we can offer the option to replace a sandwich with a small chef’s salad.”

Boxed lunch orders keep staff busy, Constant said. They typically get to the restaurant at 7 a.m. to start preparing orders for office meetings.

EASY LUNCH OPTIONS Check out these downtown options — plus a few daily specials, plus desserts. worth driving to.

• Caesario’s Pizza & Subs (1057 Elm St., Manchester, 669-8383, caesariospizza.com) Manchester delivers all around Manchester and occasionally to Bedford and Hooksett with a minimum of Delivery options • Alley Cat Pizzeria (486 Chestnut St., Man- a $10 order. It sells pizza, calzones, subs, burgchester, alleycatpizzerianh.com, 669-4533) ers, sandwiches, Italian dinners, salads, Middle delivers to most of Manchester with a mini- Eastern plates and desserts. mum $8 order. It sells pizza, calzones, subs, • Granite State Lunch Box (1750 Elm St., Manchester, 624-9378, granitestatelunchbox. wings and salads.

• The Bridge Cafe (117 Elm St., Manchester, com) delivers Monday through Friday from 10 647-9991, thebridgecafe.net) delivers all over a.m. to 3 p.m. all over Manchester, with a $2 delivery fee on orders less than $15; it features Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown and parts of Hooksett with a $10 minimum if ordering from deli sandwiches ranging around $5, burgers for Manchester, $20 elsewhere. The lunch menu as low as $3.50, hot dogs, soups, salads, wraps, includes sandwiches, salad, soup and features subs, quesadillas, etc.

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622-7437, portlandpie.com) delivers all over Manchester and Bedford.

• Santoro’s Pizza (468 Union St., Manchester) delivers five miles around the restaurant with a $10 minimum.

Boxed lunch options • The Bridge Cafe (117 Elm St., Manchester, 647-9991, thebridgecafe.net) has boxed lunch sandwiches with a choice of bread and side (pasta salad, garden salad, fruit salad or chips).

• Granite State Lunch Box (1750 Elm St., Manchester, 624-9378, granitestatelunchbox. com) boxed lunches include sandwich, chips, cookie, napkin, stick of gum and a drink with side add-ons; these would need to be ordered earlier in the day, and typically are ordered in groups.

• Midtown Cafe (814 Elm St., Manchester, 935-5401, midtowncafenh.com) offers lunches for catering for 10 or more; boxed lunch sandwiches can go in individual boxes and include a side (chips, or whatever’s fresh that day — coleslaw, potato salad, fruit, etc.).

• Hanover Street Chophouse (149 Hanover St., Manchester, hanoverstreetchophouse.com) has customized boxed lunch options with starter (chowder, salad or soup), entree (shrimp scampi, fish, omelet, salmon, New York Strip) and side (creamed spinach, fruit, potato salad, vegetables, fries).

• Portland Pie Co. (786 Elm St., Manchester, 622-7437, portlandpie.com) features boxed lunches whose sandwiches come with a side (pasta salad, fruit salad, chips, side salad or soup) and entrees come with a choice of a side salad.

Now that the kids are back in school,

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You can squeeze in a little time for yourself!

• Chicken N Chips (12 W. Hollis St., Nashua, 943-5840, chickennchips.us) sells homestyle food and delivers all over Nashua and Hudson with a minimum order of a large dinner and a $3.50 fee.

• Main Street Gyro (215 Main St., Nashua, mainstreetgyro.com) utilizes the Hungry Bills Delivery service, which travels all over the greater Nashua area.

• Mint Cafe (13 Canal St., Nashua, 8860669, mintcafechinese.com) delivers with a $15 minimum, plus a $2 extra delivery charge, all over Nashua.

• Nashua Garden (121 Main St., Nashua, 886-7363, sites.google.com/site/thenashuagarden/welcome) contains a full-service sandwich shop and delivers all over Nashua with a $4 delivery fee.

• Nashua House of Pizza (40 E. Hollis St., Nashua, 883-6177, nashuahouseofpizza. com) delivers all over Nashua through Perry’s Package & Delivery Service.

• Portland Pie (14 Canal St., Nashua, 882-7437, portlandpie.com) delivers to all of Nashua, most of Hudson, and a small portion of Merrimack; there’s no minimum order, and the delivery charge is based on the length of the drive, $1.50 to $3.

• The Seedling Cafe and Catering (30 Temple St., Nashua, 594-4002, theseedlingcafe.com) uses Perry’s Package & Delivery Service and sells salads, wraps and weekly specials.

• Seven Star Pizza (235 Main St., Nashua, 889-8810, sevenstarpizzaandrestaurant. com) delivers to all over Nashua and Hudson with a minimum of a $10 order plus a $3.50 delivery fee and sells appetizers, wings, salad, pizza, subs, calzones, etc.

• Sopranos Pizzeria (23 Main St., Nashua, 880-0443, sopranosnashua.com) sells New York-style pizzas and delivers with a $4 delivery charge, no minimum order.

Boxed lunch options • Capital Deli (57 N. Main St., Concord, 228-2299, capitaldelillc.com) has boxed lunch options, with a choice of a sandwich (or a half sandwich), fruit, cookie, chips and a pickle. Sandwiches range from Porky Mac (pulled pork, mac n’ cheese, onions, barbecue sauce) to Hawaiian (grilled ham, cheese, pineapple, honey mustard).

• Constantly Pizza (39 S. Main St., Concord, 224-9366) offers boxed lunches that include a sandwich with deli meat on sliced bread, a cookie or brownie, chips and a drink.

• Eagle Square Deli (5 Eagle Square, Concord, 228-4795, eaglesquaredeli.com) has a boxed lunch option that includes a fresh deli sandwich, cookie, potato chips and drink option. Sandwiches range from cheese steak and club sandwiches to “Thanksgiving feast” sandwiches; minimum $20 order.

• True Brew Barista (3 Bicentennial Square, Concord, 225-2776, truebrewbarista.com) to-go sandwiches come with Chex mix and a pickle.

• Washington Street Cafe (88 Washington St., Concord, 228-2000, washingtonstreetcatering.com) has boxed lunches with a 10-person minimum; lunches come with a sandwich, bag of chips, dessert and drink.

• The Works (42 N. Main St., Concord, 226-1827, worksbakerycafe.com) offers Boxed lunch options bagged lunches that come with a half sand• Crane Restaurant (113 W. Pearl St., wich, bag of chips and small chocolate chip Nashua, 459-8186, cranerestaurant.com) has cookie. a lunch combination deal that lasts until 3 p.m. and includes a soup, appetizer and rice.

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• Siam Orchid Thai Bistro (12 N. Main St., Concord, 228-1529, siamorchid.net) delivers up to three miles from the restaurant with a $20 minimum order and additional $4 delivery charge.

• Washington Street Cafe (88 Washington St., Concord, 228-2000, washingtonstreetcatering.com) delivers to anywhere in the state and features a minimum order of $15.

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“People can come in and pick up whatever they want and then they can leave, they don't have to wait for anything,” he said. “And we cook everything fresh every day.”

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Lovers of Indian food need look no further than Taj India (with locations in downtown Manchester and Nashua), which offers several vegetarian and non-vegetarian options during their lunch buffet.

“The menu has about 30 to 40 dishes and they rotate every other day,” said Rakesh Kumar, owner of both of Taj India's restaurants. “We offer a chicken masala, a chicken curry, a goat curry and a lamb curry. … And then we have veggies like a vegetable masala and a spinach with potatoes.”

Kumar said the all-you-can-eat price of the buffet will get you an appetizer, a dessert and tea in addition to several of the entrees and soups. He added that he has found the lunch buffet to be a great way to promote Indian cuisine dishes to people living or working nearby who may not be familiar with them.

“A lot of times I feel like everybody thinks Indian food is always spicy, but it's actually not, it's mild,” he said. “We just serve spicy things on the side.”

But the combination of walking inside a restaurant with a fresh, home-cooked meal readily available — as well as the quick fix option it provides for people with a limited window of time to eat lunch during their work day — is something Kumar said makes lunch buffets an attractive option.

“We have so many more options to eat every day, so people can try different things each time they come,” he said.

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The San Francisco Kitchen, located in the heart of downtown Nashua, offers an award-winning lunch buffet every Wednesday through Friday.

“It's mostly a West Coast type of Chinese food,” Sebastian Ramirez of the San Francisco Kitchen said. “We have a little bit of everything for everybody. … We have a variety of rices, soups, and noodles and veggies, and we also offer fresh sushi and vegetable sushi and fruit salad.”

Ramirez said the restaurant has several regulars throughout the week and added that allowing customers to serve themselves with whatever they want makes the lunch buffet at the restaurant popular. The San Francisco Kitchen is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

“We especially have regulars during the buffet hours and we always make sure it's nice and fresh for them,” he said.”

LUNCH BUFFETS Check out these downtown options — plus a few worth driving to.

Concord • Asian Taste (15 Village St., Concord, 753-8855) offers a variety of Chinese meat and vegetarian options available for purchase per box from a lunch buffet. The cost is $7.58 per box and includes a can of soda.

The buffet is served Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m.

• Red Apple Buffet (161 Loudon Road, Concord, 226-8866) offers a variety of American, Chinese, Japanese and other cuisines for $8.95 all-you-can-eat from its lunch buffet, which is served Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Manchester • Gauchos Churrascaria Brazilian Steak House (62 Lowell St., Manchester, gauchosbraziliansteakhouse.com, 669-9460) offers a wide selection of Brazilian-cooked meats, side dishes and more from both a salad bar and a hot buffet, which are each offered Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for an all-you-can-eat price of $8.95. The cost will raise to $9.95 after Oct. 1.

• Great Buffet (1525 S. Willow St., Manchester, gogreatbuffet.com, 666-3688) offers an all-you-can-eat Japanese and Chinese seafood buffet for $7.79 Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Manchester Buffet (371 S. Willow St., Manchester, 668-8838) offers a variety of American, Chinese and Italian cuisines, including a sushi bar. The cost is $6.99 allyou-can-eat.

• Taj India (967 Elm St., Manchester, tajindia.co, 606-2677) offers authentic vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian cuisine options from a lunch buffet seven days a week, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $9.95 all-you-can-eat.

• The Yard Seafood & Steak House Restaurant (1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester, theyardrestaurant.com, 623-3545) offers a lunch buffet every Tuesday through Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with New England-themed American cuisine dishes. The cost is $9.95 all-you-can-eat.

• Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant (830 S. Willow St., Manchester, yeedynasty.com, 625-5500) offers a wide variety of Chinese options, including Polynesian, Szechuan, Cantonese and vegetarian dishes for $6.75 all-you-can-eat from its lunch buffet, which is served every Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nashua • Grand Buffet (350 Amherst St., No. 2, Nashua, 350grandbuffet.com, 881-9799) offers a variety of more than 200 dishes from American, Chinese, Italian and Japanese cuisines from its lunch buffet, which is served Monday through Friday from 11

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a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for an all-you-can-eat cost of $11.

• India Palace (493 Amherst St., #6, Nashua, indiapalacenh.com, 546-0425) offers home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes from its lunch buffet Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. The cost is $10.50 all-you-can-eat on weekdays and $12.50 on Saturday and Sunday.

• Sabor Brasil Restaurant (42 Canal St., Nashua, 886-5959) is a buffet-style Brazilian steak house offering a variety of meat and vegetable options, opening at 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. The cost is $6.99 per pound, or $20 for unlimited all-you-can-eat.

• San Francisco Kitchen (133 Main St., Nashua, sfkitchen.com, 886-8833) offers a West Coast Chinese lunch buffet every Wednesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $8.50 all-you-can-eat.

• Taj India (47 E. Pearl St., Nashua, 864-8586) offers authentic vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian cuisine options from a lunch buffet every Thursday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $9.95 all-you-can-eat.

• Takumi Sushi & Hibachi Japanese Restaurant (197 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, takumijapanese.com, 891-1717) offers a variety of freshly cooked Japanese meat and vegetarian dishes from a lunch buffet served Monday through Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. The cost starts at $10.95 allyou-can-eat and may vary depending on the choice of the Hibachi meat entree.

• Udupi Indian Restaurant (295 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, rajasudupibhavan.com, 888-6003) offers a variety of Southern Indian and Chinese vegetarian options, both a la carte and through a lunch and a dinner buffet. The lunch buffet is served every Monday and Wednesday through Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Peter Macone, general manager at Campo Enoteca in Manchester, said Campo has been making some alterations to its menu over the last couple months to promote its potential as a lunch destination for people working downtown.

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Concord • Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano (11 Depot St., Concord, 228-3313, angelinasrestaurant. com) is open for lunch Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features a special soup, ravioli and fish each day.

• The Barley House (132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com) is open for lunch Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features a burger of the week plus two other blackboard specials daily, which can include sandwiches, salads or other dishes.

• Common Man (25 Water St., Concord, 2283463, thecman.com) is open for lunch daily from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features two blackboard specials every day which can include sandwiches, salads and starters.

• Hermanos Cocina Mexicana (11 Hills Ave., Concord, 224-5669, hermanosmexican.com) is open for lunch daily starting at 11:30 a.m. and features a soup of the day as well as a special appetizer, empanada, vegan enchilada, entree and dessert that change every few weeks.

• O Steaks & Seafood (11 S. Main St., Concord, 856-7925, magicfoodsrestaurantgroup. com/osteaks) is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 2:30 p.m. The specials include a flatbread of the day and “Buck a Shuck” on Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., when oysters are $1 each and select beers are $3.

Manchester • Campo Enoteca (969 Elm St., Manchester, 625-0256, campoenoteca.com) is open for lunch Monday through Friday starting at 11:30 a.m.

The specials are a salad and pasta combo that is a Roman salad and half-portion of any pasta dish for $10, and daily blackboard specials, which can include salad, pizza or pasta.

• Cotton Restaurant (75 Arms St., Manchester, 622-5488, cottonfood.com) is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and offers a specials menu as well as a lunch club card with which the cardholder can buy 10 lunches and get the 11th free.

• Firefly American Bistro & Bar (22 Concord St., Manchester, 935-9740, fireflynh.com) is open for lunch Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Specials include a $5 lunch menu with grilled cheese, “the monster dog,” tuna sandwich, mac and cheese, the Firefly BLT and grilled chicken caesar wrap, plus daily blackboard specials including a soup of the day, a burger of the day, and an additional dish such as a special pasta or wrap.

• Fratello’s Italian Grille (155 Dow St., Manchester, 624-2022, fratellos.com) is open for lunch daily from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers two blackboard specials daily, usually a sandwich and either a salad or pizza.

• Giorgio’s Ristorante & Bar (270 Granite St., Manchester, 232-3323, giorgios.com) is open for lunch Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Zeus’ Lightning Express Lunch menu includes dishes like spicy tuna melt, pesto veggie flatbread, vegetable bean and kale and more for $9.99 each.

• Hanover Street Chophouse (149 Hanover St., Manchester, 644-2467, hanoverstreetchophouse.com) is open for lunch Wednesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The specials include a raw bar with clams, oysters and shrimp for $1 each on Wednesdays; lobster rolls for $15 on Thursdays; and Ben’s MacDaddy Sliders for $10 on Fridays.

• Republic (1069 Elm St., Manchester, 6663723, republiccafe.com) is open for lunch daily at 11 a.m. and offers several blackboard specials every day that can include a fresh fish, housemade burgers, vegetarian dishes and more.

Nashua • Agave Azúl (96 Main St., Nashua, 943-7240, dinemexican.com) is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and offers special lunch combos with burritos, tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas and other items.

• Crane Restaurant (113 W. Pearl St., #2, Nashua, 459-8186, cranerestaurant.com) is open for lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. and offers sushi bar combos and maki specials.

• Fratello’s Italian Grille (194 Main St., Nashua, 889-2022, fratellos.com) is open for lunch daily from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and offers two different blackboard specials each day, usually a sandwich and either a salad or pizza.

• Marthas Exchange Restaurant & Brewing Company (185 Main St., Nashua, 883-8781, marthas-exchange.com) is open for lunch daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features four or five different blackboard specials each day.

• The Peddler’s Daughter (48 Main St., Nashua, 821-7537, thepeddlersdaughter.com) opens for lunch daily at 11 a.m. and offers $10 grilled flatbreads, soup of the day and $7 desserts.

• San Francisco Kitchen (133 Main St., Nashua, 886-8833, sfkitchen.com) is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and features a lunch buffet as well as a special combo menu that allows customers to choose their own meats, vegetables and sides.

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said Melissa Root, manager at Fratello’s Italian Grille in Nashua. “Like today we had a special cajun shrimp wrap, and yesterday we had a special pizza with crab meat — that sort of thing.”

At the Barley House in Concord, there’s always a special burger of the week, and the two main lunchtime chefs each come up with a unique special every day.

“It’s typically a hot option and a cold option, so one of [the chefs] does some sort of seasonal salad or cold sandwich, and the other does something from the grill or oven,” General Manager Brad Corbett said.

While a sit-down restaurant may not be the quickest or cheapest way to grab lunch, Jones said, it’s a great way for people to take some time for themselves and recharge during the workday.

“I think it’s nice to come in, sit down, get served at a table and really have a little reprieve from the office,” she said. “It’s a different atmosphere and more relaxing than just grabbing a sandwich to go and eating it back at your desk.”

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“People like approachability. They like knowing that at any hour of the day they can come get a substantial meal and be in and out in an hour without paying much more than they would at a sub shop,” he said. “That’s what we had in mind when we first opened, and I think [the updated menu] highlights exactly that.”

In addition to daily blackboard specials for things like pizza, paninis, salads and other lunch items, Campo offers a pastaand-salad combo deal, which Macone said “does great and is a big hit with the lunch crowd.” The deal includes a Roman salad and a half-portion of the diner’s choice of any pasta dish on the menu.

Firefly American Bistro & Bar in Manchester also emphasizes approachability.

“We fill a few different holes,” Manager Rachael Jones said. “People can stop in on their lunch break for a glass of wine and a sandwich, they can come by after work to get a snack and a drink, and they can show up later at dinnertime for date night.”

Firefly offers a $5 lunch menu with dishes that can be cooked and prepared quickly to accommodate people who have limited time for lunch, such as a grilled cheese, BLT, macaroni and cheese, tuna sandwich, hot dog and grilled chicken caesar wrap.

Even if they don’t have special combo deals or discounted lunch menus, most restaurants offer some kind of blackboard specials that change daily or weekly, so regular downtown lunch-seekers can always find something new and different.

“We usually do a sandwich special and either a salad or pizza special for lunch,”

3 p.m. pick-me-ups

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We’ve all had that feeling — the postlunch energy slump that threatens to derail your efficiency and turn otherwise simple decision-making into a daunting task. The urban downtowns of southern New Hampshire offer an array of beverages and snacks that promise to rescue the weary workaholic.

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Some of the fastest-acting and longestlasting sources of mental alertness are, of course, caffeinated drinks.

“We have a variety of beverages that are excellent caffeine vehicles for people that are needing a pick-me-up,” said Emeran Langmaid, the owner of A&E Coffee & Tea in Manchester.

She said regular cups of coffee or tea take about 15 to 20 minutes to kick in but they last long, whereas espresso shots are a faster-acting source of invigoration.

CRsTheRestaurant.com “If you need something urgent and longlasting, then a red-eye, which is coffee and espresso, is a great combination,” Langmaid said.

Café la Reine in Manchester makes Cuban espressos, which are prepared with brown sugar in the filter with the grounds.

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Places like Granite State Candy Shoppe in Manchester and Concord, jajaBelle’s in Nashua and A&E offer cold brew coffee. Langmaid said her nitro cold brew is produced over a 12- to 20-hour period and packs a caffeine punch.

If you don’t want to be bouncing off the walls but need something to bring you

back from a semi-comatose state, your best option might be tea.

“The benefits I think tea has over coffee is coffee tends to be a little more energetic and tea is a little more zen,” Langmaid said.

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Richard Tango-Lowy, a master chocolatier and owner of Dancing Lion Chocolate in Manchester, recommends chocolate with a relatively low sugar content, like 30 to

35 percent, to combat an afternoon slump.

The sugar provides an initial boost in energy to get you started, but that’s short-lived.

Since chocolate is made from cocoa beans that are packed full of nutrients and calories, good chocolate can provide the body with complex carbs, proteins and fats that can be broken down for fuel, Tango-Lowy said, and that fuel provides more long-term energy.

Chocolate only has trace amounts of caffeine, but it has a chemical called theo-

bromine, which serves as a heart stimulant.

In addition to that, chocolate provides up to six different neurotransmitters that improve your mood.

Tango-Lowy said the Aztec emperor Montezuma used to have his soldiers drink a bowl of liquid chocolate before going to battle.

Dancing Lion offers a chocolate espresso, which is a shot of espresso in a bowl of chocolate.

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Concord • White Mountain Gourmet Coffee (15 • True Brew Barista (3 Bicentennial Square, Pleasant St., Concord, 228-3317, whitemounConcord, 225-2776, truebrewbarista.com) is taingourmetcoffee.com) is open Monday open Monday through Wednesday 7:30 a.m. through Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday and Friday 7:30 p.m. to to 4 p.m., closed Sundays. Try any of White midnight, and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; it’s Mountain’s locally roasted specialty coffee and closed Sundays. Besides a wide variety of cof- organic fair-trade espresso drinks at its downfee blends and espresso drinks, the café sells town café location. It also offers a selection of nitro cold brew on tap, French press coffee and teas and frozen coffee drinks like the Espresso a wide selection of teas.

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• True Brew Café (45 S. Main St., Concord, 715-5833, truebrewbarista.com) is open Mon- Manchester day through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 • A&E Coffee & Tea (1000 Elm St., Mana.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The chester, 578-3338, aeroastery.com) is open café offers the same basic variety of coffees and Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Satteas available at the Barista, but the cold brew is urday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The coffee not nitrogenated. is all specialty-grade beans, batch-roasted in the • Granite State Candy Shoppe (13 Warren state, and a large selection of loose-leaf tea variSt., Concord, 225-2591, granitestatecandyshop- eties span from Earl Grey to Chinese Puerh. pe.com) offers the same pick-me-ups as its The café also has nitro cold brew coffee, includManchester location.. ing a unique batch of hopped cold brew.

• Crust and Crumb Baking Co. (126 N. • Baked Downtown Café and Bakery (1015 Main St., Concord, 219-0763, thecrustand- Elm St., Manchester, 606-1969, bakeddowncrumb.com) is open Tuesday through Friday 8 town.com) is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; it’s closed Mondays. closed on Sundays. In addition to a coffee selecHot and iced coffee is supplied and roast- tion with Sumatran and Jamaican blends, they ed by Flight Coffee Co. in Bedford (formerly offer espresso drinks like flavored cappuccinos.

CQ Roasters) and the bakery retails its cus- They also offer black, green, flavored and rooitom blend by the pound. It also sells tea and, of bos teas. You can buy cupcakes, danish fancies course, a wide array of pastries like coffee cake and more from the bakery. slices, whoopie pies, tarts and more.

• Café la Reine (915 Elm St., Manchester, • Bread & Chocolate Bakery Café (29 S. 232-0332, cafelareine.com) is open Monday Main St., Concord, 228-3330, find them on through Thursday 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 6 Facebook) is open Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The café offers Boston closed Sundays. Pick up a chocolate truffle, Common Coffee, Upton Tea Imports, espresso-

based drinks and chai. Its most unique offering is the Espresso Cubano.

• Dancing Lion Chocolate (917 Elm St., Manchester, 625-4043, dancinglion.us) is open Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Espresso drinks are made from beans custom-blended by Riverwalk Roasters in Nashua and a rotating selection of loose-leaf teas can be prepared on site. Their most unique offerings are Mayan drinking chocolate and chocolate espresso.

• Republic Café (1069 Elm St., Manchester, 666-3723, republiccafe.com) is open for drinks Sunday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Kitchen hours differ. The café bar offers beans roasted by Java Tree in Manchester, a variety of espresso drinks, French press coffee, chai and fair-trade organic teas.

• The Bridge Café (1117 Elm St., Manchester, 647-9991, thebridgecafe.net ) is open every day 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. The café offers a selection of signature coffee blends, freshly ground, and espresso drinks. Try their fresh fruit smoothies with an energizing “booster,” which includes protein, Forti-flax and daily vitamins.

• Queen City Cupcakes (790 Elm St., Manchester, 624-4999, qccupcakes.com) is open Tuesday through Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday. They may close early if they sell out. Each week they offer a new lineup of cupcake flavors, from Red Velvet to Boston Cream Pie. • Granite State Candy Shoppe (832 Elm St., Manchester, 218-3885, granitestatecandyshoppe.com) is open Monday through Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.

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Nashua • jajaBelle’s Pastry and Coffee Shop (182 Main St., Nashua, 769-1873, jajabelles.com) is open Sunday 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closing hours are approximations. The café serves coffee, espresso, chai and tea and the Greek bakery has baklava, finikia cookies and more.

• Bonhoeffer’s Café and Espresso (8 Franklin St., Nashua, 883-6879, bonhoefferscafe. com) is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed Sundays. All their coffee is organically grown, Direct Trade varieties from Ethiopia, Uganda and El Salvador. They serve regular coffee and espresso-based drinks.

Crosby Bakery (51 East Pearl St., Nashua, 882-1851, crosbybakerynh.com) is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Sunday.

The bakery offers things like eclairs, cookies and puff pastries as well as regular coffee, ice coffee and tea.

• Riverwalk Café and Music Bar (35 Railroad Square, Nashua, 578-0200, riverwalknashua.com) is open Monday and Tuesday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. They have regular coffee, espresso and a wide selection of teas. Frappes and smoothies are also available such as the “Wake up Call,” which includes espresso, milk, chocolate protein powder and banana.

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Saturday, Oct. 1

The New Hampshire Soap Box Derby hosts its annual Fall Rally Weekend Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2, a series of double- and single-elimination races beginning at 9 a.m. each day at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1122 Route 106 North, Loudon).

Children and teens build and race in gravity-powered cars in sideby-side competition downhill.

New racers are encouraged to borrow a club sponsored car for a trial race. The cost is $35 per contestant per race, with a $5 discount for each additional family member.

Call 953-3086 or visit soapboxderby.org/new-hampshire.

EAT: Pate a Choux Learn the techniques on how to make Pate a Choux from scratch at Finesse Pastries (968 Elm St., Manchester) from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. In this class, you will make everything from eclairs to cream puffs and swans, as well as the creams to fill them and the ganache to top them. The cost is $60.

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General admission is $10 and free for museum members. Call 669-4820 or visit nhahs.org.

DRINK: at the Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival Don’t miss the fifth annual Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival along Swasey Parkway in Exeter from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Beer reps from breweries across the Granite State will gather for an afternoon filled with sampling of fresh beers of all colors, styles and tastes. Local restaurants will also enter their house chili recipes for participants to vote on, and the festival will also feature live music all day long. General admission is $30. Visit powderkegbeerfest.com.

Saturday, Oct. 1

Join the Quarrybrook Outdoor Learning Center (39 Roulston Road, Windham) for a free fall foliage hike, the first in a series of community events planned for the fall season. Learn about native trees, discover why they change color during the fall, and explore the different shapes, sizes and colors of the fall foliage.

After a 9:30 a.m. check-in, four hike options will depart at 10 a.m. Call 890-1222 or visit quarrybrook.org for more details.

BE MERRY: at the Derry Art Fair Derry will be holding its first Fine Arts Fair from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, to raise money for the Derry Mural Project. The event will feature artwork from several local artists on display, as well as live music and a penny auction. It will be held in the green area at 1½ E. Broadway in downtown Derry. Admission is free. Call 785-2395 for more details.

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ARTS Once in a lifetime

Symphony NH takes on The Essential Ring: Part II

By Kelly Sennott

ksennott@hippopress.com

This weekend presents one of the few opportunities worldwide to catch a glimpse of Wagner’s epic “Ring Cycle,” made accessible to viewers thanks to Symphony New Hampshire Music Director Jonathan McPhee.

The Essential Ring: Part II comprises two concerts in Nashua and Lexington, Mass., and combines the talent of both Symphony New Hampshire and the Lexington Symphony, with about 100 orchestra musicians and nine vocal soloists total. It’s what McPhee considers the second half of a Reader’s Digest take of “Ring Cycle,” featuring pieces from the Wagner operas Siegfried and Götterdämmerung.

It represents months of work from McPhee, who’s spent the better part of his summer cutting down Wagner’s epic music dramas. In total, “Ring Cycle” comprises four operas, which took Wagner 26 years to write. The first two, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, were featured during The Essential Ring: Part I last spring.

“If you wanted to see a full ‘Ring Cycle’

by Wagner, it would take 18 hours over four evenings. It’s a massive work,” McPhee said via phone last week.

McPhee has been admiring “Ring Cycle” for decades. He can remember the first time he encountered the music — as a kid watchThe Essential Ring: Part II In Lexington, Mass.: Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m., at Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington, Mass.; tickets are $14 to $65; visit lexingtonsymphony.org or call 781-523-9009 In Nashua: Sunday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m., at the Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua; tickets are $10 to $62, visit symphonynh.org or call 595-9156; VIP reception following at the Hunt Memorial Building, 6 Main St., Nashua, $25

The Lexington Symphony and Symphony New Hampshire perform together this weekend with The Essential Ring: Part II. Liza Voll Photography.

ing a Looney Tunes episode featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. (“Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!”) He heard the cycle in its entirety as a college student at the Royal Academy of Music at the University of London, when the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden decided to run all four operas back to back.

“The scale of the thing, I think, was the first thing that hit me. In order to have the voices be heard over such a massive orchestra, you need a certain kind of singer who specializes in Wagner repertoire,” McPhee said. “It’s the kind of thing that is so massive that, as a young conducting student at the Royal Academy, I thought, ‘This would be an amazing thing to be a part of, but I don’t ever see it happening.’ … There are like six or seven major opera companies in the world that could do it, and that’s it.”

But he saw hope after the two symphonies he musically directs — Symphony New Hampshire and the Lexington Symphony — were able to come together a few years ago and perform Mahler’s eighth symphony, another massive work.

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“In the back of my mind, I was always hopeful that I could find a way to make [“Ring Cycle”] more accessible,” McPhee said. “That was when I was really thinking, ‘This might be a possibility.’”

Planning began more than a year in advance. The company has been talking with top Wagner specialists worldwide, and McPhee has been editing those 18 hours to two three-hour concerts.

“Cutting sections without a bad hiccup is very tricky. The last thing I wanted to do was for [people] to come to this and feel like they’re being yanked from here to here to here because stuff is missing. I wanted to create an evening of music that flows so naturally, so the story is complete, but all the most important musical parts of the orchestra, and the vocal parts, are there,” he said. “I did [The Essential Ring: Part I], and I kept thinking to myself, ‘This is crazy — I don’t even know if it will work.’ … I had doubts until the very end.”

McPhee said “Ring Cycle” compares closely to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings; both center around magic rings with

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corrupting curses and feature all-conquering swords, romantic partnerships between human hero-knights and demigod females, wise old men with staffs and a hero who fails, dies, and whose descendent returns to fulfill a quest years later.

“Tolkien was a professor at Oxford in England. His specialty was in the same mythology Wagner’s work is based on,” McPhee said.

Prior to “Ring Cycle,” most operas contained minimal orchestral accompaniment, the heavy lifting done by singers. Wagner made the orchestra one of the most important elements of the opera. He was also first to initiate a leitmotif, a constantly occurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place or idea; think of the shark’s music in Jaws or Darth Vader’s theme in Star Wars.

“It’s funny to me that Wagner had no way of knowing how seriously he was changing opera history, much less an art form that no one could even conceive of — movies,” McPhee said.

Between the big movements are atmospheric details that imply setting, from chirping bird-like notes, courtesy of the piccolos and flutes, to the low, growling noises of the stringed instruments that play when the giant makes an appearance. Supertitles will hang above the orchestra, and whenever necessary, McPhee will fill in the story gaps — though you might be able to tell what’s happening anyway just by listening to the orchestra.

“His music — it’s just kind of storytelling at its finest. It’s so intricate and detailed,” said Sarai Cole, one of the performing soloists, via phone.

McPhee said Part I has already been causing a stir across the country.

“The [Wagner Society of Cincinnati] already asked if it could do Part I in January. I think it’s a very approachable way of really experiencing one of the greatest masterpieces ever written, totally worth the time we put into it,” McPhee said.

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Classical Music Events • WILLIAM OGMUNDSON Concert. Thurs., Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. Taylor Community Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave., Laconia. Free, RSVP required.

Call 524-5600.

• THE ESSENTIAL RING: LIBRARY TALK With Sym-

phony NH Music Director Jonathan McPhee and NH bassist Robert Hoffman. Thurs., Sept.

29, at 5:30 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua.

Free. Visit symphonynh.org.

Call 595-9156.

• MARY GATCHELL Concert. Fri., Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m.

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Arts, 38C Ladd's Lane, Epping. $20. Visit leddycenter.org or call 679-2781.

• UKULELE EXTRAVAGANZA Kick-off concert to celebrate library's new ukuleles. Featuring Amy Conley, founder of Ukulele Revolution. Sat., Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Call 432-

6140.

• HEROIC FANFARES Featuring Dr. Robert Stibler, Mark Zielinski, Adam Gallant on trumpet, Margaret Harper on organ. Part of Concerts on the Hill series. Sun., Oct. 2, at 4 p.m.

St. John's Episcopal Church, 15 Randolph Ave., Portsmouth. $15. Visit stjohnsnh.org/COTH.

• TOMORROW'S A CAPPELLA TODAY: FESTIVAL OF HARMONY Featuring music by Concord Coachmen, Not Too Sharp, Moonstruck, Spaulding High School. Sun., Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. $15. Visit harmonize.com/ coachmen.

• THE ESSENTIAL RING: PART II Symphony NH concert. Sun., Oct. 2, at 3 p.m.

Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua. Tickets start at $18. Visit symphonynh.org. Call 595-9156. Event followed by opening night reception ($25) at Hunt Memorial Building,6 Main St., Nashua, with refreshments.

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Franklin Gallery at RiverStones Custom Framing (33 N. Main St., Rochester) hosts a show featuring work by artists from the New Hampshire chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, “Celebration,” Oct. 1 through Oct. 29, with a reception Thursday, Oct. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thirty group members participated and submitted one piece, with media ranging from watercolor and acrylic to encaustic and fiber art. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 812-1488 or email riverstonescustomframing@ gmail.com or visit wcanh.org. Pictured, “Herman Gulch” by Jodi Scaltreto. Courtesy image.

• DAN PERKINS Concert; pianist joined by violinist Viktoria Tchertchian and cellist Harel Gietheim. Sun., Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. Taylor Community Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave., Laconia. Free. Visit taylorcommunity.org.

• SIMONS AND GOODWIN ACOUSTIC FOLK DUO Tues., Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St., Exeter. Free. Call 772-3101.

• RANDY ARMSTRONG India-inspired sitar performance.

Wed., Oct. 5, noon-1 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Visit unh.edu/moa. Call 862-3713.

• OURBIGBAND 17-piece jazz orchestra concert. Fri., Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. $20.

• SYMPHONY NH OKTOBERFEST Drinks, live music, raffles, private tour. Sat., Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 221 DW Highway, Merrimack. $40. Call 595-9156.

• UNH WIND SYMPHONY Concert. Wed., Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Visit unh. edu/music.

• CHOO CHOO SOUL WITH GENEVIEVE Sat., Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. For kids. $12. Call 335-1992.

• UNH CONCERT BAND, SYMPHONIC BAND Concert.

Thurs., Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. Johnson Theater, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit unh.edu/music. Call 862-2404.

• NHASTA FALL ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL FINAL CONCERT Sat., Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham.

Free. Visit unh.edu/music. Call 862-2404.

• NH PHILHARMONIC SEASON OPENER Music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart. Sat., Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 16,

at 2 p.m. Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. $12-$50.

Visit nhphil.org.

• SERBIAN AVANT-GARDE COMPOSER/MULTIMEDIA ARTIST ALEN ILIJIC Concert. Thurs., Oct. 20, at 8 p.m.

Johnson Theater, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free. Visit unh.edu/ music. Call 862-2404.

• CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF PROFESSOR EMERITUS JOHN ROGERS Concert. Sat., Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. Johnson Theater, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free.

Visit unh.edu/music. Call 8622404.

• WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP: A REQUIEM Concert featuring Batraxoi ensemble.

New composition for soloists, chorus, orchestra, music by Robert Griffin, lyrics by Lotta Suter. Sun., Oct. 23, at 3:30 p.m. Congregational Church, 55 Valley Road, Mason. Free. Call 802-461-8665. Visit batroxoi. com.

• SAXOPHONE CONCERT Featuring Darlene Nevins. Sun., Oct. 23, at 2:30 p.m. MainStreet BookEnds, 16 E. Main St., Warner. Visit mainstreetbookends. com. Call 456-2700.

Open calls/workshops/ other • BUSINESS OF COMPOSING MUSIC With Mike Annicchiarico. Copyright, licensing, royalty fees. Wed., Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. Manchester Community Music School, 2291 Elm St., Manchester. $25.

Theater Productions • 45 PLAYS FOR 45 PRESIDENTS Merrimack Repertory Theatre production. On view Sept. 7 through Oct. 2. Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. Visit mrt.org.

• STEEL MAGNOLIAS Jean's Playhouse production. Sept. 22

through Oct. 1. Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Jean's Playhouse, 34 Paper Mill Drive, Lincoln. $30. Visit jeansplayhouse. com.

• THE CURIOUS SAVAGE Nashua Theatre Guild production. Thurs., Sept. 29, at 8 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 30, at 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 1, at 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. Janice B. Streeter Theater, 14 Court St., Nashua. $15.

Visit nashuatheatreguild.org.

• SISTER ACT Palace Theatre production. Sept. 9 through Oct. 1. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. $25-$45. Visit palacetheatre.org. Call 6685588.

• LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR Seacoast Rep comedy.

Sept. 16 through Oct. 9. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Call 433-4472.

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• THE CAPITOL STEPS Politcal humor/satire production. Thurs., Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Dana Center for the Humanities, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester. $39.75. Call 641-7700. Visit anselm.edu.

• OMEGA Edgar Levi Productions. Sept. 23-Oct. 9. Shows Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. Players' Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. $15.

Visit playersring.org. Call 4368123.

• MACABARET! Part of ACT ONE Beyond Festival. Fri., Sept.

30, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 1, at 2 & 7:30 p.m. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $20. Visit actonenh.org.

Call 300-2986.

• TUCKERMANS AT 9 Part of ACT ONE Beyond Festival.

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ARTS

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Theatre KAPOW play inspired by The Seagull

By Kelly Sennott

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Theatre KAPOW actor Peter Josephson is an Anton Chekhov enthusiast — so when the company was seeking program ideas, he pitched an entire season featuring Chekhov’s well-known play The Seagull. The original would hit the stage this fall, with modern adaptations for winter and spring productions.

“But we had some concern that it would just be too much for an audience that doesn’t want to see the same thing — or what they perceive as the same thing — three times,” Josephson said.

The Seagull is also a big one to put on.

“It contains about 15 people. And that’s a little hard for us. We like to do smaller things. So we started to read shows that were inspired by Chekhov,” Matt Cahoon said.

The first play they read was Stupid F--king Bird by Aaron Posner, and it’s the one they stuck with for the season premiere this weekend, with shows Sept. 30 through Oct. 8 at the Derry Opera House. It features actors Mark Marshall, Carey Cahoon, Tomer Oz, Emily Karel, Wayne Asbury, Deirdre Hickok Bridge, and Josephson, plus direction by Matt Cahoon and lighting design by Tavya Young.

Stupid F--king Bird first hit the stage in D.C. in 2013 and was the winner of the 2014 Helen Hayes Award for OutstandSee Stupid F—king Bird Where: Derry Opera House, 64 E. Broadway, Derry When: Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $20 Visit: tkapow.com

Mark Marshall, Carey Cahoon, Tomer Oz, Emily Karel, Wayne Asbury, Deirdre Hickok Bridge, and Peter Josephson.

Photo by Matthew Lomanno.

ing New Play. It’s like a modern retelling of The Seagull, contemporary in its sound and language, and it takes place on a country estate. Woven in the plot is a love web, a battle between young and old and the question: what is theater?

“It’s very fresh and can be pretty harsh, as you can probably tell by the title. But I think the playwright Aaron Posner does a really good job of kind of distilling it down to Chekhov’s major themes, which is what really drew us to it,” Matt Cahoon said.

The play is aimed at theater nerds especially.

“Everyone studies The Seagull, so everyone’s familiar with it. But this cuts it down to just the basics,” said Bridge, one of the

newer faces to the KAPOW stage.

Bridge auditioned this summer because she’d been wanting to do a KAPOW show for awhile.

The same was true for Karel, who’d taken a Chekhov acting workshop with Josephson in January. She feels the characters and heart of the story remain true to the classic.

“I think Aaron Posner handles it with a lot of respect and reverence,” Karel said.

“I think the reason this work has endured and been translated to so many different languages, and the reason we continue to be interested, is because, like Shakespeare, these characters and these stories are so prolific. … The things these characters are

dealing with and struggling with are very, very recognizable and very relatable.”

The production follows the company’s 2016-2017 season theme, “Hear, Here,” featuring music and themes of listening.

“The way the play is written, Posner has a series of grammatical symbols he uses to indicate when people are finishing a thought. When they’re speaking over each other, there’s an overlap in the dialogue,” Josephson said. “And when people are speaking over each other in the script, it means they’re not really listening to each other. … Mother and son don’t hear each other — and so then the question is, why don’t they hear each other?”

The set includes a large wall with sliding panels that highlight a 10- by 20-foot portrait of Anton Chekhov, designed by Carey Cahoon. The play features three acts, which is a little unusual; the first and third occur by a lake, the second in a kitchen.

Stupid F--king Bird is also attractive for theater enthusiasts because, essentially, it’s a play about theater. There’s no fourth wall — i.e., the actors know the audience is there.

“In Chekhov’s original, there’s a debate to what theater ought to be, and this youthful idealism about what theater could become. That’s in this play too, but in the midst of that conversation, the playwright turns to the audience and says, ‘This, for example — yes, we know you’re there, you know we’re here. … We saw you looking at your program. … We all know this is a play. Why are we kidding ourselves pretending it’s not a play?’” Josephson said.

“The audience is going to be confronted with some questions about what theater is, and what it is we’re looking for when we come to the theater. And, does theater really represent life, or is it different? It’s very, very entertaining, and if you let it be, it can also be thought-provoking.”

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• Broadway star comes home: The Peacock Players — New Hampshire’s premiere, award-winning youth theater company — hosts a dinner and silent auction Friday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m., at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua, featuring alum Alexandra Socha, who replaced Lea Michele as Wendla in Spring Awakening and performed in the role until the play’s close. She subsequently appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and also performed in Death Takes a Holiday, The Dream of the Burning Boy, Paint Your Wagon, Fun Home and other productions and TV shows.

“Peacock Players was everything to me growing up. It was my favorite place in the world, my home away from home,” Socha said in a press release. “I had known from a very young age that I wanted to perform, but it wasn’t until working under the guidance of Peacock Players that I truly learned how deeply my passion for theatre ran. … I am truly thrilled to be coming home to support an organization that provides so much to so many.”

The event has a “wizarding feast” theme, and auction items include Broadway.com gift certificates, professional Boston sports team tickets, vacation and bed and breakfast stays, restaurant gift certificates, Harry Potter memorabilia and more. All proceeds benefit the youth company. Tickets are $50; visit peacockplayers.org or call 886-7000.

• Mary Gatchell comes back to Leddy Center: Mary Gatchell — daughter of Leddy Center co-founders Elaine and Bruce Gatchell — performs on the Epping stage (38C Ladd’s Lane) on Friday, Sept.

30, at 7:30 p.m. Mary Gatchell is a singer, pianist and songwriter whose influences range from blues and jazz to soul and pop.

Moth-inspired show. Tues., Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. $16.50.

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• MACBETH Presented by Raylynmor Opera, Giuseppe Verdi's political thriller. Sung in English. Fri., Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

Peterborough Players Theatre, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. $30. Visit raylynmor.com.

• FRANKENSTEIN Hampstead Stage Company production. Fri., Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 9, at 2 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. Hatbox The-

Alexandra Socha. Courtesy photo.

She has six albums of original music to her credit and has performed all over New York, Europe and Africa. She also recently sang on Broadway as part of the ensemble for Bombshell: The Musical, inspired by the hit TV show Smash. Joining her is bassist Leo Traversa, keyboardist A.T.N. Stadwijk and drummer Joe Abbatantuono.

Visit marygatchell.com or leddycenter.org or call 679-2781. Tickets are $20.

• For your a cappella fix: It’s a good week to like a cappella — first, on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m., the Concord Coachmen present a concert, Tomorrow’s A Cappella Today — a concert of young and adult voices and musical styles spanning decades at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. The show features Not Too Sharp, an all-male a cappella group from the University of New Hampshire in Durham; Moonstruck Harmony Incorporated, an international female barbershop champion quartet; the Spaulding High School Select Chorus; and, of course, the Concord Coachmen. Tickets are $12; visit harmonize.com/coachmen. Then, on Friday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m., the seventh annual Voices of the 603 concert happens at the Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. The concert will feature some of the state’s most talented students, who perform after a day of workshops at UNH Manchester. Tickets are $10; call 225-1111 or visit ccanh.com or millingaround.org/ voicesofthe603.

atre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. $16.50. Visit hatboxnh. com. Call 715-2315.

• THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: MONADNOCK! Presented

by Matchbook Players. More than 30 local writers, directors, actors, stage managers and tech staff come together and collaborate over 24 hours to create 6 brand-new 10-minute plays. Plays hit stage Sat., Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Jaffrey Women's Club, 33 Main St., Jaffrey. $5.

Visit theparktheatre.org. Call 532-8888.

• THE NORMAN MAGIC EXPERIENCE Magic, com-

edy, audience participation, family-friendly. Sat., Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. $14$18. Call 335-1992. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com.

• GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND (FOR LOCALS AND PEOPLE FROM AWAY) Yankee humorist Fred Marple presents one-man show about the way Yankees dress, eat and other things that confuse outsiders. Sat., Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Peterborough Players Theatre, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. $15. Visit fredmarple. com. Call 525-3391.

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• Featuring Mount Washington: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester, currier.org, 669-6144) opens its blockbuster exhibition, “Mount Washington: The Crown of New England,” Oct. 1 through Jan. 16, the first museum show devoted entirely to the Mount Washington region, according to a recent press release.

It features major paintings by Hudson River School artists — like Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Jasper Francis Cropsey, John Frederick Kensett and David Johnson, plus acclaimed painters like Winslow Homer and George Inness. It comprises paintings, prints, vintage photos and illustrated guidebooks from the late 1820s through the 1870s, which document the historical context in which New Hampshire’s most iconic scenic landmark became a national and international symbol of the American landscape. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 or students, $5 for youth ages 13 to 17 and free for children younger than 13. There’s an additional $5 special exhibition charge. There’s an educator walkthrough of the show Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. ($5, reservations required) at which local educators are invited to come learn about it with museum educator Ann Bible, plus an educator workshop, “The Many Facets of Mount Washington — Science, History, Art and Music from 1825 to 1875,” on Friday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., which is $95 and has a 20-person limit.

• Closing ceremonies: Sculptors from lynmor Opera, Giuseppe Verdi's political thriller. Sung in English.

Sun., Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. Heberton Hall, 60 Winter St., Keene. $30.

Visit raylynmor.com.

• ABIGAIL/1702 Merrimack Rep production by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Performances Oct. 12 through Nov. 6. Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. $26-$70. Visit mrt.org or call 978-654-4678.

• FROST/NIXON Milford Area Players production. Oct. 14-Oct. 23, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. mato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon Road, Milford. $15. Visit milfordareaplayers. org.

• BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Manchester Community Theater Players production. Fri., Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct.15, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 16, at 2 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Manches-

“Mount Washington from the Valley of Conway” by John Frederick Kensett. Courtesy image.

around the world have been busy the past several weeks making art to install along the 140 acres of trails at the Andres Institute of Art, located at 98 Route 13, Brookline, as part of the Andres Institute of Art International Sculpture Symposium. Artists created under the theme “Perspective” and stayed with local residents during their time in New Hampshire. There’s a closing ceremony Saturday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m., where visitors can see the finished sculptures in place. If you can’t make it this weekend, you can also visit in a couple weeks for a fairy house-building workshop, on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m., at 106 Route 13, Brookline; cost is $15 per house. Visit andresinstitute.org/events.

• For art educators: The New Hampshire Art Educators’ Association holds its annual conference Saturday, Oct. 15, at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, 148 Concord St., Manchester, which features keynote speakers, including bestselling author and illustrator Marty Kelley and National Art Education Association Eastern Region Vice President June Krinsky-Rudder. The workshop costs $135.

Visit nhaea.org.

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ter Community Theater Players Theatre, 698 Beech St., Manchester. $20. Visit mctp.info.

Call 838-3006.

• SHINING PRINCESS OF THE SLENDER BAMBOO Fri., Oct. 14, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. Children’s Theatre Project. Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Visit communityplayersofconcord.org for ticket prices.

• GRANNY D: THE POWER OF ONE One-woman play by Dixie Tymitz. Sat., Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. MainStreet BookEnds, 45 S. Main St., Warner. $5 suggestion.

• PIRATES OF PENZANCE Part of free William H. Gile Concert Series. Fri., Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord.

Free, tickets limited, reservations required. Visit ccanh.com.

Call 225-1111.

Workshops/other • "IT'S SHOWTIME: A HISTORY OF MANCHESTER'S THEATERS" Showcasing artifacts and stories of Palace Theatre and many others that didn't last so long in the Queen City. On view through Dec. 17. Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford St., Manchester. $8. Call 622-7531. Email history@manchesterhistoric.org.

• PEACOCK PLAYERS ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION Themed wizarding feast with silent auction, followed by dinner and entertainment by Alexandra Socha. Fri., Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. Crown Plaza, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua. $50.

Visit peacockplayers.org. Call 886-7000.

• REP ON THE RIVER GALA Sun., Oct. 16, at 5 p.m.

Wentworth by the Sea Country Club, 60 Wentworth Road, Portsmouth. $55. Visit seacoastrep.org.

A MOCKERY OF DEMOCRACY The Dana Center for the Humanities at Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, hosts The Capitol Steps this Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. The satire show is more than 30 years old, having originated in 1981 when three desperate Capitol Hill staffers dipped into the day’s headlines and cooked up a few irreverent acts, as described in the press release; the show was a hit, and it continues to be today. Their cast collectively represents 62 years of Capitol Hill experience.

Tickets are $39.75. Visit anselm.edu/dana or call 641-7700.

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Art Events • HIGH FASHION, HIGH TEA Tea, coffee, wine, shop displays of vintage and designer fashion. Thurs., Sept. 29, 5:308 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Estate, 266 N. Main St., Concord. $15.

Visit kimballjenkins.com. Call 225-3932.

WASHINGTON AREA • ARTISANS OPEN STUDIO TOUR Sat., Oct. 1, 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington, NH Washington., Free. Visit washingtonareaartisans.wordpress.com for more information and participating venues.

• FIBER FEST Sharon Arts Center Gallery, 30 Grove St., Peterborough. Sat., Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. One-day event celebrating everything fiber arts. Demonstrations, displays, workshops. Free. Visit nhia. edu.

• MANCHESTER ARTISTS ASSOCIATION MEETING Annual auction, art supplies and equipment for bidding. Artist of the month event starts at 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.

NHIA, French Hall, Concord St., Manchester.

• "DIVERGENT VISIONS: A DISCUSSION OF CONTEMPORARY FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY" Presentation

by Gary Samson. Sun., Oct. 9, 2-3:30 p.m. Camera Commons, 652 Central Ave., Dover. Free.

Email info@cameracommons. com. Call 842-4713.

• ANDRES INSTITUTE OF ART 18TH ANNUAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM Artists from around the world come to Brookline to make sculptures for sculpture park. Open daily.

Sept. 10 through Oct. 1. Closing reception Sat., Oct. 1, at 4 p.m.

Andres Institute of Art, 98 Route 13, Brookline. Visit andresinstitute.org.

• ARTWALK Sat., Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., Oct. 16, noon-4 p.m. Downtown Nashua.

Local art displays downtown all weekend. Visit cityartsnashua. org.

Fairs • DERRY ART FAIR Sat., Oct. 1, noon-5 p.m. Town Green, 1 1/2 E. Broadway, Derry.

• 18TH ANNUAL AUTUMN CRAFT FESTIVAL Mill Falls Marketplace, 312 DW Highway, Meredith. Sat., Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Visit castleberryfairs.com.

Openings • "AUTUMNAL" Works by Bryon Carr. On view Sept. 5 through Oct. 31. Reception Thurs., Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. Kimball Jekins Estate, 266 N. Main St., Concord.

• "A SENSE OF PLACE" Show of oil paintings by Linda Gray. On view now through Oct. 8. Opening reception Fri., Sept.

30, 5:30-7 p.m. New Hampton School Galletly Gallery, 70 Main St., New Hampton. Visit newhampton.org.

• "HISTORY OF THE BRUSH STUDIO ARTIST RETROSPECTIVE" Exhibition of artists who've been involved during gallery's 35 years. On view Sept.

28 through Nov. 5. Reception Sat., Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m. The Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St., Lowell. $25. Email director@thebrush.org.

Visit thebrush.org.

• ASH STREET GROUP PHOTOGRAPHERS ART SHOW Wed., Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m.

Hooksett Library, 31 Mount St. Marys Way, Hooksett. Visit hooksettlibrary.org. Call 4856092.

• NORTH COUNTRY STUDIO WORKSHOPS 6-inch by 6-inch art show. All media, each piece sells for $66. On view Oct. 6 through Nov. 4. Reception Thurs., Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Estate, 266 N. Main St., Concord. Visit ncsw.org.

• "CELEBRATION" Women's Caucus for Art show. On view Oct. 1 through Oct. 29. Reception Thurs., Oct. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. RiverStone Custom Fram-

ing, 33 N. Main St., Rochester.

Email riverstonecustomframing@gmail.com. Call 812-1488.

• "PORTSMOUTH CONTRASTS IN BLACK & WHITE" Photo show by Thomas A. Wright. On view Oct. 5 through Oct. 29. Reception Fri., Oct. 7, 5-8 p.m. Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State St., Portsmouth. Visit digitalvistaimagin.com.

• "STILL LIFES" Art exhibition. On view Sept. 28 through Nov. 12. Opening Sat., Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m. Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St., Lowell. Call 978-452-7641.

Visit whistlerhouse.org.

• "HIKES AND TRAVELS" Art exhibition featuring work by Catherine Tuttle. On view Oct. 11 through Nov. 11. Reception Fri., Oct. 14, 5-7 p.m. McGowan Fine Art, 10 Hills Ave., Concord. Visit mcgowanfineart.com.

Call 225-2515.

• JANE KAUFMANN October artist of the month at Exeter Fine Crafts. Work on view through Oct. 30. On view Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. Reception Fri., Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m. Exeter Fine Crafts, 61 Water St., Exeter. Call 7788282.

• "MOUNT WASHINGTON: THE CROWN OF NEW ENGLAND" Currier art exhibition featuring Mount Washington-themed work. On view Oct. 1 through Jan. 16. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Regular admission, plus a $5 special exhibition fee.

Visit currier.org. Call 669-6144, ext. 108.

In the Galleries • GRETCHEN WARSEN Abstract art show. Aug. 20 through Oct. 1. Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Visit epsomlibrary.com.

• "PORTSMOUTH TO PITTSBURG: THE SALT AND SAWDUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE" Art show featuring work by Bruce Bacon.

On view Aug. 31 through Oct.1.

Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State St., Portsmouth.

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It’s been almost 10 years to the day since Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance. Michael Addison, who was later convicted and sentenced to death for Briggs’ murder, now sits on death row.

Briggs died from injuries sustained in the Oct. 16, 2006, incident, and just one year later the first Footrace for the Fallen 5K was held in Manchester in his honor. Today, the race has shifted from a remembrance of Manchester police officers lost in the line of duty to those across the Granite State and beyond. The 10th annual race will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, in Manchester.

Kicking off at 10 a.m. directly in front of the Manchester Police Department’s headquarters, the race will travel as far north as the intersection of Elm and Bridge streets before looping back down Chestnut Street and continuing east on Auburn Street toward the

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Footrace for the Fallen When: Sunday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m.

Where: Begins at Manchester Police Department headquarters (405 Valley St.) and ends with post-race celebration at Gill Stadium (396 Valley St.) Cost: $25 online registration through Sept. 30; $30 race-day registration. The first 500 runners to register will receive a free race T-shirt.

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finish line at Gill Stadium.

At the end of the race, enjoy barbecue-style food, a beer garden and music from inside the stadium. One hundred percent of the proceeds will directly benefit programs at the Manchester Police Athletic League.

“It’s a very different race, because there’s a lot of history and emotion behind it,” said Detective Matt Barter of the Manchester Police Department, who has served as the event’s director for the past couple of years.

“We always see so many community members that come out to support law enforcement, and I think especially this year, after some of the recent events in Dal-

las and elsewhere, I think we’ve seen a pretty big outpouring of support in the community and we will see people come out to pay their respects.”

Barter said the race has become one of the largest annual fundraisers for the Manchester Police Athletic League, which has recently undergone renovations.

Known colloquially as PAL, the League is a nonprofit after-school athletic program connecting kids with police officers who serve as special coaches and mentors.

“Last year, we had the great Building on Hope renovation that’s brought a lot of attention to PAL, and this is going to continue to help the programming there,”

he said. “It’s kind of the perfect fit for the proceeds.”

The race always sees an average of between 600 to 800 runners, with a goal of 1,000. Barter said there is always a pretty significant turnout of local police officers and their family members as well as other other local community members from Manchester and other surrounding cities and towns.

At the finish line, the names of all the officers who have died in the line of duty in the Granite State will be on display, and officers from those departments will be standing to represent them.

“It’s such a great way to finish the race, to see that all come together,” Barter said.

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.

Children & Teens Children events • GOOSEBUMPS MOVIE SCREENING Celebrate R.L. Stine's birthday (Oct. 8) by watching a movie in which Zach Cooper meets Hannah, the daughter of the best-selling author. Goosebumps is rated PG and has a running time of 103 minutes. Fri., Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord. Free. Call 225-8670. .

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THE POOH Stop by the library's Children's Room any time during the day for some Winnie the Pooh activities. Fri., Oct. 14, all day. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord. Free. Call 225-8670.

Music • INTRO TO GUITAR WORKSHOP Daniel Saunders of Let's Play Music! returns to the library for another rockin' morning of guitar instruction, which includes jazz, classical, rock,

pop and more. Sat., Oct. 15, 10 a.m. Nesmith Library, 8 Fellows Road, Windham. Free. Call 4327154.

Nature • NATURE PLAY TIME Participants will play in a shallow stream with buckets and scoops one week and play in the forest walking on log balance beams, and making stick forts the next week. Wed., Oct. 12, 10 to 11 a.m. Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center

Road, Holderness. $5 per member child per session; $7 per nonmember child per session. Call 968-7194.

• HALLOWEEN HOOT 'N HOWL Visitors can enjoy an eerily entertaining 40-minute guided tour around the Science Center grounds. Sat., Oct. 15, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness. $8 for members; $11 for non-members; $1 off each reservation paid by Oct. 7. Call 968-7194.

Clubs Garden • NASHUA GARDEN CLUB: OCTOBER MEETING The topic of the Nashua Garden Club's October meeting will be Visiting Boston Parks and Gardens, presented by Maureen Bovet, an international landscape designer specializing in public parks. Wed., Oct. 5, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, 121 Manchester St., Nashua. Free for club members; $5 for non-members. Visit nashuagardenclub.com.

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Family fun for the weekend

Frolicing in the fall

Don’t miss the annual Fun Fall Frolic on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m., to support the Boys & Girls Club of New Hampshire.

The event includes two run or walk routes to choose from — a 5K and a 2-miler — followed by a post-race kids’ festival at Veterans Memorial Park (889 Elm St., Manchester) that will feature music, face painting, a kids’ obstacle course, fire trucks, food and more.

Race-day registration is $20 for kids and $30 for adults for the 5K and $20 for kids and $25 for adults for the 2-miler. Medals will be given out to the top race finishers for each route.

Call 370-0250 or visit funfallfrolic.racewire. com to register.

The annual Merrimack Fall Festival and Business Expo returns for its 10th year to James Mastricola Upper Elementary School (26 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack) on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine and will feature a DJ, karaoke, a petting zoo, food, and more than 100 exhibitors. Local businesses will also be selling items and having raffles, while others will be demonstrating their products or services. Food will be available from many local restaurants. Admission is free.

Visit merrimackexpo.com for more details.

Pumped for pumpkins

Crossing Life Church and Community Center (122 N. Lowell Road, Windham) will host its third annual PumpkinFest on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Activities include a barn sale, concession stands, kids’ games, an art show, pumpkin smashing demonstrations, live music and a bake sale. A special “Kidsfest” will also feature pumpkin painting, pumpkin smashing, sack races, games, face painting, hay rides, a small petting zoo and a bouncy house. The Windham-based School of Warrior Arts will be on

hand to showcase live martial arts demonstration. Admission is free, but food and craft items may be sold at varying prices. Call 9651365 or visit windhamcrossing.org for more details.

Join Charmingfare Farm (774 High St., Canada) for the first of two weekends of festivities at its annual Pumpkin Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be sack races, pumpkin spoon races, and a pumpkin-rolling contest. Pumpkin decorations using yarn, glitter, markers, stickers and colored paper will also be offered. Other traditional activities at the farm will be featured and include live music, pony rides, tractor train rides, horsedrawn rides to Carlton’s Hay Maze, and hot dogs and hamburgers to be served off the charcoal grill from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Tickets are $19 per person, with additional costs for the food and pumpkin decorating.

Children under 23 months get in free. Call 483-5623 or go to visitthefarm.com.

Bearing witness

Amoskeag Fishways will bring back another “Family Fun Night” event at their Learning and Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St., Manchester) on Friday, Sept. 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. At The Bear Necessities, learn everything about what black bears of New Hampshire need to survive, and how to encourage wild bears and humans to be “respectful neighbors” to one another. Tickets are $8 per family. Call 6263474 or visit amoskeagfishways.org for more information.

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Almost every flower gardener has great June flowers: peonies are dramatic and go well with the Siberian iris that bloom at the same time. Bachelor buttons are blooming and poppies are popping out everywhere.

But now, in September, some gardens have plenty of green but lack color. It need not be that way.

The first and easiest “quick fix” is the chrysanthemums that are for sale everywhere. Although many are sold as perennials, I treat them as annuals. That is because in order to get a clump of mums to have hundreds of blossoms, someone has to cut back the growing stems at least once, and probably twice.

After cutting them back in June, each stem sends out two or more new branches, each of which should flower. But on the occasions when I have let mums come back, I rarely did that. So to me, it is worth just buying new ones every year.

The same technique of cutting back early stems is used for those intensely purple fall asters that are for sale at farmers markets and grocery stores. I love them, and I am willing to pay someone to create that dense crown of blossoms. I often put them along my front walkway or keep them in pots on the front steps. Left on their own, they get much taller.

But what about perennials that come back every year? Sneezeweed, tall New England asters, turtlehead, Sedum Autumn Joy and Joe Pye weed are commonly planted. But let’s look at some others you may not know.

A lesser-known plant that has been flowering for me for many weeks and still looks good is pink bistort. It has pink to red bottlebrush flowers that stand up 2 to 3 feet, rising above glossy green foliage. It is a skinny little flower — actually lots of little flowers on a forked thin stem. Each group of flowers is 2 to 3 inches. They grow, for me, near where my primroses bloom in spring, under an old apple tree with rich, moist soil. It does well in a vase.

Also in bloom for me is Henry Eilers, a named variety of Rudbeckia subtomentosa.

It was found growing in the wild in Montgomery County, Illinois, by Mr. Eilers, and introduced to the gardening world in 2003.

It is unlike most black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) in that it has gaps between the petals, giving it a distinctive look. Each petal looks as if it were carefully cut out with scissors, with a straight edge and separated from the next, like teeth on a Jack-o-lantern.

Henry Eilers is usually a very nice plant and requires little or no staking. This year

New York ironweed.

mine grew to be 6 feet tall and is flopping over. Each year any given plant tends to grow differently.

New York ironweed is another tall plant in bloom for me now. According to my bible for flowers, a wonderful 800-page book called Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants by Steven M. Still, ironweed likes full sun with moist acidic soil. I moved mine from such a location to a drier location with part shade.

I did so because it was too vigorous and too tall and floppy, when given ideal conditions.

Even so, it is about 6 feet tall and somewhat floppy. It has intense purple flowers similar to those short asters for sale right now.

Fall anemones are fabulous flowers, albeit a bit fussy. They come in shades of pink and white with lovely five-petaled blossoms 2 to 3 inches across. I have lost them more than once as they really do not like moist roots in winter, but need plenty of moisture in summer. That’s a tough requirement. According to the book mentioned above, they want morning sun and filtered afternoon sun. But if they are happy for you they will spread and produce plenty of great fall blossoms.

I’d say, plant them in rich dark soil in a welldrained location, and water regularly if it is a dry summer.

Another great fall flower is called “showy autumn crocus,” but they are not really crocus. They are Colchicum, a different genus of bulb flowers. They look like crocus on steroids; they have 4- to 6-inch flowers on long tube-like stems. They pop up now without leaves; leaves appear in the spring, then disappear.

The stems have little strength, so they generally flop over. For me, they always flop over, except for a few of the doubles, which sometimes stand up. One way to avoid the flop factor is to plant a ground cover like myrtle or pachysandra in the same area. The vines support the flowers a little.

So go visit your favorite garden center.

You might be surprised what you find — fall flowers are still blooming.

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Dear Donna,

I recently was given this lovely doll, clothes and doll chest by my cousin since we share a great-grandmother who was born in 1862.

The inside of the doll chest is lined with two different newspapers, one at the bottom that is much torn away from March 1808, and another mostly covering the first paper with a date of 1848, I think both from Portsmouth.

Perhaps the doll predates the Civil War and could have been made for my greatgrandmother’s mother. The doll and the chest could have been paired together later, however.

I have seen some of these dolls online from various years. As you can see she has original leather hands, and leather shoes and a stuffed cloth body. The hairstyle, I read, is what also may identify her age.

I have considered donating the doll, and clothes and chest. But I have a granddaughter who is 9, so I may just write up her story and let her decide.

Thanks very much for anything you can tell me about her. The value is of interest but I am more interested in her story.

just a few inches to 40 inches. Most china dolls are usually unmarked; some may have a mold number (maker’s mark) on the back of the neck or sometimes on the shoulder. So it can be tough to actually figure out exactly who made it. Because they were mostly made in Germany I think it is safe to assume it was from the country.

I do think, though, that your doll is not Sandy original to the trunk, and the clothes were added later. I think your doll is from the Dear Sandy, late 1800s. I know you said value was really not the priority but they run in the I really enjoyed the story of your family $200 range. doll. You’re right to let your granddaughter make the decision to keep her in the Donna Welch has spent more than 20 family. I hope she does so it will continue years in the antiques and collectibles field to stay within your family. and owns From Out Of The Woods Antique Antique china dolls were made by many Center in Goffstown (fromoutofthewoodmostly German companies from 1836 to santiques.com). She is an antiques the 1940s. These porcelain china (the head appraiser and instructor. To find out about and sometimes hands and legs) dolls glazed your antique or collectible, send a clear or unglazed are referred to as Parian dolls. photo of the object and information about Their bodies were usually made with it to Donna Welch, From Out Of The Woods leather, wood or cloth. Common ones such Antique Center, 465 Mast Road, Goffstown, as yours have painted hair in different N.H., 03045. Or email her at footwdw@ styles. You’re right, that helps date them aol.com. Or drop by the shop (call first, as well. They also were in many sizes from 624-8668).

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Festivals & Fairs Events • APPLE HARVEST DAY The 32nd annual Apple Harvest Day is a day-long family event, featuring 400 crafters, food, live entertainment, and more. Sat., Oct. 1, 8:30 a.m. Downtown Dover. Free. Call 742-2218.

• 4TH ANNUAL ROCKIN FUNDRAISER This all-day music fundraiser will be presented by New Hampshire Rocks for a Cure, and will feature 10 entertainers and bands playing throughout the day. Baskets will also be raffled off, containing fabulous items from area businesses. Sat., Oct. 1, noon to 1 a.m. Murphy's Taproom, 494 Elm St., Manchester. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Call 557-5628.

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Dear Car Talk: As I’m sure you are well aware, more and more cars today are sold without a spare tire. In many cases, buying a spare and throwing it in the trunk — even a mini

By Ray Magliozzi “donut” spare — would take up a lot of room. And in the event of a high-speed accident, that could be dangerous in a car in which the cargo area is open to the passenger compartment, such as a wagon, hatchback or minivan, if the spare becomes an airborne projectile. Owners are told to make do with tire-repair kits, which include tire-repair fluid and compressors to refill the tire with air. That’s fine for most punctures, but not all. Here’s my idea — my question is whether this would be safe: Buy a mini donut spare tire, but only the tire, not the wheel.

Choose a size that is big enough to fit around a flat tire (with the wheel jacked up), but small enough that after filling it with air from the repair kit compressor, it will fit tightly around the flattened tire. With the flat still mounted, fit the deflated donut tire around the flat. Then inflate the donut tire, which will tighten it around the flat. Then drive, slowly. What do you think? Sounds crazy, but it seems to me

it would work and be safe. I think the main issue would be making sure to turn at a low speed if the flat is a front tire, so that the tire is not pushed off of the wheel. — Greg Greg, it’s thinking like this that has kept you out of some of the nation’s top universities.

The biggest problem with your idea is that tires are not soft. So it’d be almost impossible to “stretch” a tire over an existing tire.

Sliding one tire over another is not like putting on two shirts. Tires have some flex in them, but they’re not very malleable.

If you’ve ever had a flat tire and jacked up your car, you’ve probably noticed that without the weight of the car on it, the flat tire resumes its normal shape. It’s not soft.

The other problem is that your existing flat tire will still be mounted to the wheel — which means the inner bead of the tire will be pressed firmly up against the inside of the wheel rim. That’ll make it impossible for you to seal that second tire over the first and get it to hold pressure.

So I think this is one of those great ideas that you probably shouldn’t mention to anyone else. Not for fear that they’ll steal it, but for fear that they’ll call the guys with the white coats.

Actually, there are lots of good ideas that

are not workable at first, often for technological reasons. So this is my answer for now, Greg. But check back with me in 2030 when you can print a replacement zip-up tire from your spare 3D printer in the trunk.

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. Two or three years ago, the blower went out. I called my service advisor at the Toyota place and asked what I should check before I brought it in. He said, “Reach under the dash on the passenger side and give the blower motor cover a hard whack.” I did, and it started right up. This happened a couple more times, so I took to carrying a persimmon shillelagh in the car to whack the thing with whenever it failed to work. It worked like a charm every time. Eventually, the problem disappeared.

No problem for two or three years — until today, when I got back into the vehicle at the grocery store. It was 104 outside, and the AC wouldn’t blow. So I whack the sucker with my hand and, bingo, it comes on! So what gives?

Do I continue whacking it until it no longer responds? Or do I go ahead and get a new blower motor now? I still have the persimmon shillelagh. — Dale Well, you can keep whacking it if you want to. The reason that works is that when

an electric motor fails, it’s often because there’s a bad connection, or the brushes are worn out and not making good contact. And giving it a physical jolt often can get it moving again, and then momentum takes over.

But eventually, whacking it will stop working. And you know as well as I do that it’ll be 114 degrees out the day that happens.

So my advice would be to just go ahead and replace it. You know it’s going to fail permanently at some point — why not replace it now and never have to worry about it again?

Or, if you’re really curious about how long you can go on like this, at least buy the motor and keep it in the car, along with a set of socket wrenches. You probably can get a new blower motor for less than 100 bucks.

And then, when that day comes and the shillelagh doesn’t work, you’ll be ready.

The blower is just held in place by three screws. You’ll have to pull it out, unplug it and swap out the fan itself, which is attached to the shaft of the blower motor. Then you replace the screws, plug it back in, and you’re good to go.

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Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation returns for its biannual Family Fun Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Nashua High School South.

“We usually try to aim for hosting the event twice a year, once in May and once in October,” said Erica Tomaszewki, director of development at the foundation.

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The coloring contest is among the many popular returning features. Up to 10,000 kids living in the greater Nashua area receive a coloring contest sheet in the mail prior to the event to complete and turn in on the day of. One boy and one girl winner will each be selected at the event as the winner of the contest and will receive a free bicycle and helmet donated by Target.

For those who don’t live in Nashua, the coloring contest sheet is also available for download in a printable form on Lil’ Iguana’s website.

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CAREERS

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Chris Pullo of Strafford is the owner and head coach of the Seacoast Fencing Club, which offers fencing classes year round at two locations in Manchester and Rochester. The club has produced 11 national champion fencers and three bronze medalists of world fencing competitions. is.

Explain what your current job Rochester building was bought in 2005.

ing, so I actually started a club but when I was a young person at Kent State University. … I and just starting out, it never learned the fundamentals of the even occurred to me. sport at Kent State. … When I started competing up here in What is your typical at-work New England, I was constantuniform? ly observing other high-level I wear a fencing mask, jackcoaches who were giving leset and shoes, and I usually just sons and I formed friendships wear jeans. … As the instructor, with some of the coaches. … Courtesy photo.

I also wear a little extra padding You’ve got to find yourself a on the jacket because my job is good mentor if you’re going to be a national- to get hit [laughs]. … The jacket is usually a ly competing club. very robust ballistic nylon, they provide protection from the touches made against you How did you find your current job? and they are also very comfortable to move I started my own club through the United in … The mask is a steel mask, and the shoes States Fencing Association. … I have roughly are lightweight and reinforced in the heel, but a quarter of fencers who are adults and three basically any court shoe will work. quarters who are between the ages of 7 and 19.

What was the first job you ever had?

What’s the best piece of work-related In high school, I worked at the public advice anyone’s ever given you? library in Bellbrook, Ohio … I put all the It was from my father, who once said to books away and cleaned the shelves and kept me, “Follow your passions and for the rest of track of all the overdue books and fines.

— Matt Ingersoll your life, you’ll be paid to play.” … That’s a direct quote from him.

How did you get interested in this field?

I didn’t know fencing was even a sport until 1969. … I was a freshman at Kent State University [in Ohio] and was told to take a physical education course as a prerequisite, and I had trashed my knees playing football and couldn’t do it anymore … [The school] How long have you been in your career? said fencing was an option, and so I tried that What do you wish you’d known at the I’ve been a fencing coach for 46 years. … and I fell in love with it. beginning of your career?

I spent three years on a national coaching I didn’t know back then that you could staff and started the club in 1986, though at What kind of education or training did actually make a full-time living as a fencing that point I was in Newmarket. … The Man- you need for this job? coach. … It wasn’t until later on that I learned chester building was bought in 1995 and the I had never lived in a town that had fenc- you could actually make a living doing this, I give private lessons in foil, épée and sabre to advanced students and I also teach advanced classes. …

I go to each [club location] twice a week and an assistant coach goes to each once a week to cover the days I am not there.

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FOOD Eats on wheels

NH Food Truck Festival returns to Portsmouth

By Angie Sykeny

News from the local food scene

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From tacos and teriyaki to cannolis and cupcakes, this year’s New Hampshire Food Truck Festival will have all kinds of mobile fare. The third annual event takes place Sunday, Oct. 2, from noon to 6 p.m. at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth and will feature more than 20 of New England’s best food trucks.

Janet Prensky, spokesperson for Food Truck Festivals of America, the Massachusetts-based organization that puts on the festival, said it has been gaining popularity every year and doesn’t show signs of stopping.

“Back in the day, there was a stigma around food truck foods because they weren’t the gourmet products that they are today,” she said. “Now it’s popular, and I think when we started we weren’t sure if it was a trend or just a fad, but we realize now that it’s a trend that’s here to stay.”

The lineup of participating food trucks includes local favorites like Gabi’s Smoke Stack of Londonderry and Clyde’s Cupcakes of Exeter, as well as new and well-known brands coming from Vermont, Boston and the greater Boston area, so New Hampshire festival goers will have a unique

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• Visit a school garden: October is National Farm to School Month, when farms, schools, child care facilities and community organizations around the country come together to celebrate the connections happening between children and local food. On Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., a number of local schools will invite the public to come see and learn about their gardens as part of New Hampshire School Garden Day. Participating schools include Elm Street Middle School in Nashua (solar-heated hydroponics greenhouse), Manchester West High School (greenhouse), Boscawen Elementary (six raised beds and a hoop house), Maple Street School in Contoocook (vegetable beds, fruit trees, pollinator gardens and chickens), Jacques Memorial School in Milford (10 raised hugelkultur beds) and others. Visit youthgardencop.wordpress. com for more information and to register.

• Bonfires begin: Friday, Sept. 30, is the opening night for fall bonfires at Bedford Village Inn (2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, 472-2001, bedfordvillageinn.com). Every Friday and Saturday night through November, from 6:30 to 10 p.m., the public is invited to the inn’s patio for s’mores, drinks and live music. White chocolate pumpkin martinis will be for sale to benefit Greater Bedford Womenade. Admission is free and no RSVP is required.

• Finesse reopens for weekend: After closing its retail doors in August to focus on pursuing a new location closer to Boston, Finesse Pastries (968 Elm St., Manchester, 232-6592, finessepastries.com) will reopen for limited sales on Friday, Sept.

30, and Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. French macarons, croissants and other Finesse favorites will be available.

• Eat local in Nashua: The Nashua Local Food Festival, a new week-long event celebrating local agriculture and culinary arts, is going on in downtown now through Sunday, Oct. 2. Participating downtown eateries are offering special items that highlight ingredients from local farms. The Nashua Farmers Market will host a special Harvest Celebration on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to close out the week with live music, a pumpkin carving contest and the beginning of voting for the downtown scarecrow competition. Vis46

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Participating food trucks • Anzio’s Wood Fired Pizza • Better Buzz Mobile Espresso (fair trade and organic coffee, fruit smoothies and homemade pastries) • Bon Me (Asian cuisine) • Boston Burger Co. • Cape Cod Cannolis • Clyde’s Cupcakes • Compliments Food Co. (traditional American sandwiches, salads, desserts and more) • The Cookie Monstah • The Dining Car (sandwiches and more, inspired by various ethnic cuisines) • Gabi’s Smoke Stack (Texas-style barbecue) • The Happy Taco • Mediterranean Home Cooking • North East of the Border (Mexican cuisine) • Papi’s Stuffed Sopapillas • Roxy’s Grilled Cheese & Burgers • Sante Mobile Farmhouse Cafe (salads and wraps) • Teri-Yummy (teriyaki entrees) • Trolley Dogs (specialty hot dogs) • The Whoo(pie) Wagon • Yumm Bai (Asian cuisine) • Zinneken’s Belgian Waffles

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Gabi’s Smoke Shack of Londonderry serves Texas-style barbecue at a previous New Hampshire Food Truck Festival. Courtesy photo.

opportunity to try foods that they wouldn’t normally have access to without traveling.

A wide variety of foods will be represented, including festival staples like burgers, barbecue, tacos, hot dogs, pizza and sandwiches; authentic ethnic cuisines such as Asian, Mexican and Mediterranean; and sweet treats like cannolis, cupcakes, cookies and whoopie pies.

“We try to mix it up so when you come, you can taste and graze from different cuisines and get a sense of all the types of food you can get from a food

truck,” Prensky said.

Interspersed among the trucks will be beverage stations with Redhook Brewery craft beers and ales available for purchase.

There will be face-painting and activities for kids, music and lawn games like giant Jenga and cornhole.

People are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets and spend the whole day at the festival.

The laid-back atmosphere and the JANET PRENSKY casual nature of food truck dining in general, Prensky said, are main reasons the festival has gotten so popular. People don’t have to worry about dressing up, making reservations, tipping a server and everything else that comes with eating at a restaurant. And, unlike most restaurants, food trucks give customers an opportunity to meet and interact with the chef since he or she is often serving the food or at least in eyesight of the customers.

Prensky has one piece of advice about how to make the most of the festival: “I always tell people, wear elastic pants.

Leave the diet at home. Everything you think you shouldn’t have, go ahead and have it,” she said. “It’s not a day to be careful about what you eat. It’s a day to have fun and enjoy yourself.”

We try to mix it up so when you come, you can taste and graze from different cuisines...

New Hampshire Food Truck Festival Where: Redhook Brewery, 1 Redhook Way, Portsmouth When: Sunday, Oct. 2, from noon to 6 p.m.

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Uniting on Elm

Chef, bartender collaborate on Manchester restaurant

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An essential characteristic of The Birch and part of what makes it unique, he said, is the emphasis on the bar being as important as the kitchen.

“I feel like a lot of people will open a restaurant … and the bar is an afterthought,” he said, “when a bar is really the pulse of the heart.

It’s the drummer of the band. It’s not a glamorous thing, but we pride ourselves on giving the same attention to both hands of the house.”

For drinks, The Birch offers local beers including bottled and four seasonal varieties rotating on tap, a growing wine list and a menu of classic cocktails. There is a strong focus on food and drink pairings and on personalized variations on traditional drinks.

“It’s funny how you can start with something so basic and tweak it a little bit to add a different element and create an entirely new experience,” Soucy said. “That’s largely what my cocktail program is about.”

While customer feedback has been positive so far, the turnout has primarily consisted of the bar crowd and people who are familiar with Soucy from his time working at The Foundry and Funktion, so the goal right now, he said, is to get the word out and attract new faces.

“Nick has some really cool stuff going with the food that you don’t see very often,” he said, “so we can’t wait for the dining hours to pick up and for the dinner crowd to understand what’s going on here and come experience it.”

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When Joel Soucy and Nick Provencher began working together at The Foundry Restaurant in Manchester, it didn’t take long for them to discover their shared vision. Soucy was a bartender, Provencher was a sous chef, and together they would experiment with food and drink pairings that turned out to be a hit with customers.

“It was an a-ha moment when we started doing those pairings,” Soucy said. “We’re both 24, and it was the first time I had met someone else who was young and passionate and voraciously hungry to learn about his craft.”

Now the two have struck out on their own to open a new restaurant, The Birch on Elm, in the space previously occupied by Funktion Spirits and Spoonfuls at 931 Elm St. in Manchester. They held their grand opening on Friday, Sept. 16.

Soucy, who was also a bartender at Funktion before it closed last spring, said he’s had his eye on the space since he started noticing “red flags” at the restaurant.

“I definitely saw it coming, so the week after they put the closed sign in the window, [Nick and I] had already give them the deposit for the location,” he said. “I think it’s got incredible potential, and I really think we belong here.”

The small, intimate restaurant seats up to 46 people in a rustic atmosphere with brick walls, dimmed lighting, pops of dark green and wooden accents featuring reclaimed wood from a Milford barn and an old canoe above the bar. The name and the overall vibe of the restaurant, Soucy said, are inspired by New Hampshire.

“We were both born and raised in New Hampshire, and we really wanted to embrace that,” he said.

The Birch uses locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, and the menu is kept purposefully simple to allow for more conversation about the food.

It’s divided into small, medium and large plates. The small plates are light snacks such as sourdough focaccia, pumpkin bisque and a cheese board. The medium plates, with things like scallops, cauliflower fritter and duck confit ravioli, are shareable and can be treated as tapas, but they’re also “fully composed dishes with a focus and accompanying features,” Soucy said, and can be treated as a smallportion entree. The large plates are regular entrees such as pork belly noodles with broth, bok choy and egg; Arctic char with spinach, turnip and lemon; and duck with pumpkin, Brussels sprouts and pistachio.

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When winemaker Al Fulchino first thought of hosting “farm to vineyard” dinners at Fulchino Vineyard, he wanted them to be bigger than the typical three- or fourcourse meal.

“I was basically looking to go back to the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, with a hint of the European lifestyle, when they would serve course after course over a four-hour period,” he said.

On Sunday, Oct. 2, Fulchino Vineyard will host its annual Harvest Dinner inside the winery building on the vineyard grounds in Nashua. The co-owners of Pig Tale Restaurant in Nashua, Chef Rob Jean and Chris Normandin, and their team will prepare a six-course meal with fresh ingredients sourced from New Hampshire and New England.

The first course — Duxbury oysters on the half shell with cranberry granita and white radish pearl — will be served at 4 p.m., followed by crostini (small bread slices) topped with brandywine tomato and robiola due latti (an Italian cheese). Starting off the main courses will be duck confit with silky heirloom autumn squash and castelluccio lentils, then statler chicken marsala with wild mushrooms and root vegetables.

The final main course will be heritage pork osso bucco (braised pork shanks), root vegetables and marsala sciroppo (sauce). For dessert, there will be vanilla bean panna cotta (cooked cream) with candied local pears and crushed walnut praline.

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Throughout the courses, there will be open discussions with the chefs about how the dishes were prepared and where the ingredients were sourced from.

“Many people don’t understand what it takes to make the food on their table, so this gives them an opportunity to speak to the chefs and find out some things they didn’t know about locally sourced food,” Fulchino said.

Local food won’t be the only thing showcased at the dinner; each course will be paired with one or more wines from Fulchino Vineyard, accompanied by commentary from Fulchino, who created the pairings himself.

While various wines will be highlighted, Fulchino said the basis of the dinner is still the food, and that the featured wines were chosen to complement the courses, not the other way around.

“I make 36 different wines, so I’m flexible,” he said. “For these dinners, I want to make sure the chef is extremely excited about what he’s going to present, so I usually just tell him, ‘Build a wild menu, something that will stun people,’ and I challenge him to produce the best food possible on the plate. Then I look at the ingredients he’s using and build the wine pairings around that.”

Fulchino is also planning a new wine tasting experience as part of the dinner this year; guests will have the chance to taste a wine in its various stages of development, from a fresh grape juice to a young wine a couple weeks into fermentation and finally to an aged and bottled product.

“In today’s society … people have become detached from where their food comes from,” he said. “But in this kind of environment [at the vineyard], they can see the grape vines growing outside, and they can taste the grape juice, and they can see how it all ties together.”

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Soak sweet potatoes, yucca and root vegetables in ocean water overnight.

Prepare a fire pit lined with stones and filled with enough wood to create at least 6 to 12 inches of glowing red coals. Keep it burning continuously for 2 to 3 hours before cooking.

Heavily salt the pork shoulder.

Wrap the pork and vegetables (separately) in 3 to 5 layers of banana leaves, then wrap in foil.

Drop the meat into the middle of the fire pit and surround it with the vegetables. Cover with 5-10 layers of banana leaves.

Cover the entire pit and the area around the pit with about 12 inches of sand to seal it and keep the heat and moisture inside.

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• Cupcake challenge: Enjoy an evening of sweet treats at the fifth annual Clash of the Cupcakes at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant (245 Hooksett Road, Manchester) on Friday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. Teams of profession-

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Food & Drink Author events/lectures • TASTE OF HOME COOKING SCHOOL Taste of Home’s Culinary Specialist, Amy Zarichnak, will teach kitchen techniques and secrets behind classic fall dishes. A few lucky attendees will be chosen to serve as the recipe taste testers or even take home a finished dish from the evening. The recipe demonstrations use ingredients that are easily found at the local grocery store and all dishes are submitted by home cooks from across the country and tested in the Taste of Home test kitchen. Wed., Oct. 5, 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. Stockbridge Theatre , 44 N. Main St., Derry. $49/$29/$17. Visit unionleader. com/cookingschool.

Beer & wine classes • CRAFT BEER MAKING Michael Kender of Bird Brain Brewery and an avid amateur basement brewer, will walk you through the steps of a normal day of brewing, showing the do’s and don’ts of basement brewing as well as sharing a few of his whole grain based beer recipes. Sun., Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 9 Currier Hill Road, Gilmanton. $65. Registration is required. Visit nhherbalnetwork. wordpress.com.

al bakers from eight local bakeries will compete for the title of “Best Cupcake 2016” and “People’s Choice Winner” by decorating cupcakes onsite in a 30-minute challenge. Meanwhile, attendees can enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, beverages and raffles before sampling the cupcakes and voting on their favorites. Tickets cost $15 per person or $55 for a family of four. Visit rsvpcupcakes2016.eventbrite.com.

• THE WINEMAKER'S KITCHEN COOKING SERIES: COOKING WITH BEER & WINE Class line-up includes soup made with wine, beer ice cream, mud pie and fall shandy. Wed., Oct. 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. LaBelle Winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst. Cost $25.

Call 672-9898 or visit labellewineryevents.com.

• BEER FOR HISTORY SERIES Enjoy colonial music and games, beer samples and food. Thurs., Oct. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. American Independence Museum, Folsom Tavern, 164 Water St., Exeter. Cost is $30, $12 for children ($25 for member adults, $10 for children).

See independencemuseum.org.

Beer, wine & liquor dinners • FARM TO TABLE BEER DINNER Five course farm to table beer dinner made with local organic ingredients paired with five Henniker beers, a Henniker Brewing Company pint glass, and brewery tour pass.

Thurs., Sept. 29, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Colby Hill Inn, 33 The Oaks, Henniker. $50. Seats are limited.

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• HENNIKER BEER TASTING DINNER Four-course farm to table dinner paired with

four Henniker Brewing Company beers, including limited batches of Ora (golden Belgian) and Hometown Brown. Thurs., Sept. 29, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Colby Hill Inn, 33 The Oaks, Henniker. $50. RSVP suggested. Visit colbyhillinn.com.

• MILLYARD BREWERY VS. KEVIN POWELL A wine versus beer pairing dinner. Fri., Oct. 14, 7 to 9 p.m. Crowne Plaza, 2 Somerset Pkwy., Nashua. $90.

Visit winenotboutique.com.

Beer, wine & liquor festivals & special events • LAKES REGION BARREL TASTING WEEKEND Sat., Oct. 1, and Sun., Oct. 2. Hermit Woods Winery, 72 Main St., Meredith. See hermitwoods. com.

• RED, WHITE AND BREW A draft beer and wine festival.

Also features food, a car show, music, local artisans and a military appreciation day. Sat., Oct. 1, 2 to 5 p.m., with special VIP hour from 1 to 2 p.m. FunSpot, 579 Endicott Street North, Weirs Beach/Laconia . Visit vetscount. org/nh.

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Salad with beets Inspired by a salad at Laney & Lu Café Mixed greens, use as base ¼ cup carrots, peeled and shredded ¼ cup beets, peeled and shredded ¼ avocado, chopped ¼ yellow bell pepper, chopped 2 eggs, fried in coconut oil

1 to 4 p.m., session II, 6 to 9 p.m., VIP noon to 4 p.m. Redhook Ale Brewery, 35 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth. $50 for VIP, $35 for general admission. 21+ event. Visit prescottpark.org/ event/8th-annual-new-hampshire-brewfest.

Beer, wine & liquor tastings • STRAIGHT UP AND TOASTED An evening of fine foods from Drumlins Restaurant with sampling of Cuban-style cigars and 20 different bourbons and scotches. Thurs., Oct. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. Stonebridge Country Club, 161 Gorham Pond Road, Goffstown. $25. Visit 965themill.com.

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can help detoxify the liver and therefore suppress different kinds of cancer. Beetroot also contains a healthy amount of fiber and glutamine, an amino acid helpful to the intestines.

The next most popular part of the beet is its greens. Just like kale and chard, these dark, leafy greens are a key way to get enough iron in your diet. Throw them in a smoothie or sauté them in a little olive oil and garlic, it’s that easy.

Basically, I’ve been avoiding beets for a long time and now I feel like an idiot. But the truth is I just hadn’t eaten them raw and I hadn’t even considered the greens. My next test? I’m going to roast the beetroot.

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Thurs., Oct. 13, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuscan Market, 63 Main St. , Salem. $40. Visit tuscanbrands. com.

Chef events/special meals • DINING WITH THE DEAD An evening of food and "spirits" featuring British Ghost Hunter Steve Parsons. Thurs., Sept. 29, 7 to 10 p.m. The Windham Restaurant, 59 Range Road, Windham. $49. Visit neghostproject. com to purchase tickets.

• FALL FARM TO TABLE DINNER The Farmers Dinner partners with The Canterbury Farmers Market for a special fall farm to table dinner to celebrate The Canterbury Market’s 10 year anniversary. Chefs Keith Sarasin, Jeff Volkers, Norm MacDonald and David Crinieri will be creating a four course

meal featuring ingredients sourced from various vendors at the Canterbury Community Farmers Market. Sat., Oct. 1, 4 to 8 p.m. Town Center, 10 Hackleboro Road , Canterbury. $49.

Visit thefarmersdinner.com.

• SVFC FARM TO TABLE DINNER Locally raised chicken, fine wines, beer, cheeses, smoked salmon, salads, breads and dessert with musical accompaniment by Amy Conley and friends. Sat., Oct. 1, 6 to 9 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20 Elm St., Milford. $35 per person or $60 per pair. See eventbrite page.

• HARVEST DINNER Farm to vineyard dinner featuring renowned local chefs. Sun., Oct. 2, 4 p.m. Fulchino Vineyard, 187 Pine Hill Road, Hollis. $125.

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There’s a vegetable I typically avoid this time of year, even though it is one of the most gorgeous ones in a fall harvest: beets.

I’ve never been much of a fan. I’ve had them boiled on salads or beaten to a pulp in something my husband’s family calls “Beautiful Beets” (don’t ask) and, between you and me, they just weren’t anything to write home about. Then I went to Laney & Lu Café in Exeter and ordered the Breakfast Salad and everything changed.

Beets are seriously beautiful, seriously nutritious and (I can say this honestly now) seriously delicious. The entire beet is edible, from the root to the leaves, making it quite the garden find. The most popular part is the beetroot, which can come in a variety of colors, and it contains much of its nutrients. According to BBC’s foodfocused website, BBCgoodfood.com, the red pigment in beets known as betacyanin

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The couple decided to plant a vineyard on their property in Salisbury more than eight years ago. According to the story on their website, and as Kelly tells it, they were sitting in their backyard during the summer of 2007 and Ted said, “You know what would look great out here? A vineyard.” They then took all of the necessary steps to make sure they could actually grow grapes. They tested the soil, purchased the grapevines, built trellises and planted five varieties. The next step was up to Mother Nature and she delivered. They have since planted Leon Millot and some additional Frontenac Gris vines.

During a recent visit to the vineyard, I was able to spend some time with Kelly in the tasting room. She said that customer response has been so good, they actually sold out of their Salisbury Red and La Crescent wines. I was able to taste a couple others, though, including three different versions of their Seyval, La Crosse and Maréchal Foch. The La Crosse has a nice nose with a very subtle amount of sweetness. It is crisp and fresh with a pleasant grape flavor. The three versions of Seyval ranged from wine right from the tank to wine that had more residual sugar. Finally, the Foch has nice body and earthiness with a dry finish. Kelly said she likes to cook with it, but it would be a nice complement to a meal as well.

The vineyard is full of French hybrid and cold-hardy grapes that grow well here and can survive our winters. Kelly said they are lucky to be in a micro-climate location, as even with the drought conditions this summer they did not need to irrigate. They have rich soil and typically have a fog roll into the vineyard in the evenings and mornings, which creates an ideal environment.

“We grow it here, pick it here and crush it here,” Kelly said, noting they wanted to start somewhat small and grow from there.

“We always want to remember where we started.”

She said they hope to expand at some point, but for now, the tasting room is quaint and cozy and has a nice bar for tastings.

The vineyard is named after their late dog, Bear, who died last year but always

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kept an eye on the vineyard. Along with Ted and Kelly, their children also participate in many aspects of the business. One of their sons is learning all about winemaking and vineyard management from his father, while the other helps out with events and marketing. Their daughter also helps out when she can and has expressed interest in moving closer to the vineyard. Everyone was involved in getting the vineyard up and running, from building the trellises to planting the vines.

“It is really becoming a family affair,” Kelly said.

As part of my visit, I had a chance to tour part of the vineyard with Ted. At that time, they had not harvested the grapes yet, but the vines were full of gorgeous bunches. He said he was expecting a great crop and that the drought had not hindered the vines’ production at all.

“It is true what they say, that wine is made in the vineyard,” he said.

I have heard this a lot recently from winemakers and have seen firsthand all of the work and passion that goes into every bottle. He echoed what Kelly said about starting small and building from there. Ted and Kelly’s passion for their business and customers is apparent within minutes of meeting them. They hope to offer more private events and have live music next year.

This year was their “soft opening,” but it has been anything but quiet.

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If you like Nirvana but wished they’d been more Queens of the Stone Age-ish, this Oxford, Mississippi, band’s Brain Holiday album of three years ago would have made you one happy fool. Since that chalky, blocky album’s release, bandleader Cole Furlow has gotten married and blah blah blah, which is what hipsterleaning band guys do these days, exactly the opposite of how things went in the old days. It’s nice that lots of bands can nowadays negotiate the sort of halfway decent record contract that can bankroll a semirespectable lifestyle (at the very least, you have to be happy they’re not competing for your job), but it does also automatically foment risk-aversion and unoriginality. In this case, though, with a fairly obsessed songwriter in play, all bets are off. There’s nothing predictable about album opener “Constantly Happy” or its psychedelic-grunge riff receiving support from clean breakbeats underneath, while “Wait for Nothing” is like a crazy-muddy Melvins cover of a Kurt Cobain hit. Sure, that’s still slightly familiar, but the screwy tropicalpolyrythyms of “Jump” aren’t. Lots of good stuff here. A — Eric W. Saeger

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After doing this for going on 15 years now, I can usually just brush off a particularly bad record the way a windshield handles a moth, but this Athens, Georgia, paisley-glam band’s last record Aureate Gloom was so thoroughly, needlessly annoying I had to get a script from a shrink. Its phoned-in, uninspired janglejoke anti-melodies just don’t compare to similar product like Electric Six or, to go the distance with the comparison, funky Zappa — I mean, I just wanted to grab one of these morons and throw him in a vat of pizza sauce and snapping turtles.

The only — only — thing decent about it was a moment of Buzzcocks theft, but other than that it was the sort of crook-leg dingbattery that makes it onto an Apple commercial that gets yanked after a week of exposure. Maybe they heard my psychic pleas for them to stop, because this new set here has them going back to what they do worst: EDM techno. Lazy robo-voiced nu-rave electro-skronk characterizes opener “Let’s Relate,” followed by the 9,000th song to be titled “It’s Different for Girls,” featuring forcedly apathetic, amateurish drone-drawling from singer Kevin Barnes. Oy vey, what a waste. (Pitchfork likes you, Kevin! They really, really like you!) F — Eric W. Saeger

• I thought I’d heard something about this, but figured “nah, no way,” but it’s true! Amy Lee of the screamy orchestral-gothmetal band Evanescence is releasing a children’s album titled Dream Too Much. Should we really go to the YouTube machine and make fun of her, because I don’t think that’d be very nice.

OK, fine, you incorrigible little scamps, let’s all go be Mean Girls and laugh at the goth-metal Dr. Seuss lady. OK, the title track has plinky little nursery-time synth and a ukulele, so those parts are probably fine for impossible squalling infants or toddlers or whatnot, and then she starts singing, and it’s kind of loud, actually, so you may want to keep a Barney album around just in case your little snookums can’t sleep after being yelled at by this anti-Barney opera-goth vampire lady.

• I could have easily done an advance review of Yellowcard’s final, self-titled album, but I’m really, really sick of their PR guy clogging my Facebook with whining posts about his dog dying.

I mean, yes, it sucks when your dog or cat or pet armadillo dies, but geez, this guy has gone on and on, like “Here’s a GIF of Rover’s dog bowl, never to be eaten from again, sniff, can I get 200 more Likes from you anonymous people, some of whom I actively detest and you know it?” And so any mention of this emo-metal band’s last album is relegated to this space, just a quick note saying that Yellowcard is putting out their last album — can I get 200 Likes because I’m so bummed that Yellowcard’s breaking up? Sniff?

• Regina Spektor, you say? Sure, she’s cool, even if I always fast-forward through her Orange is the New Black theme song because it bothers me. Her new LP Remember Us To Life streets this week, and what do you know, the single “Small Bill$” is pretty cool, with this slow, doomy gangsta beat, some pseudo rap and a trippy la-la-la chorus. It’s fine, you may download it from the pirates without fear of being faced with (yet more) lousy music.

• This week also sees new albums from Bon Iver (22 A Million) and the Pixies (Head Carrier). One is more important to the overwhelming majority of humans than the other. Go ahead, guess. Yup, that’s right, it’s the Pixies, because they don’t have skinny jeans and couldn’t fit into them anyway. “Talent” is the most recent single, and — whoa, that album cover is bizarre — it’s great stuff, a punk-ish guitar line, sort of like the Ramones’ “Crummy Stuff,” which, come on, that’s awesome, and then Black Frank name-drops Jack Palance, just to be a jerk. Perfect.

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Jodi Picoult on her new book, Small Great Things

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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult has been wanting to write about racism for 20 years.

The Hanover resident’s first attempt was at beginning of her career; she was drawn by a reallife event in New York City, where a black undercover police officer was shot multiple times by white colleagues, despite that he’d worn a wristband meant to allow officers to identify those undercover.

Picoult’s no stranger to controversial subjects, having written about rape, teen suicide, kids with cancer, school shootings and the Holocaust, among others. But this was different; she struggled to create authentic characters and had to put the book down.

“I didn’t know if I had the right to write the story of racism in the U.S. as a white woman.

Obviously, I know plenty of authors of color who are telling the story, and who should be, and who are doing it really well,” Picoult said via phone last week. “I write from the perspective of people I’m not all the time. … But writing about race and racism is different. It’s hard to write about without offending people.”

In 2012, she read about Tonya Battle, an African-American labor and delivery nurse with more than 20 years of experience from Flint, Michigan, who was forbidden to care for a baby whose parents were white supremacists. In response, she filed a lawsuit, accusing staff of not allowing her to do her job because of her race. She won.

“It got me thinking — what if that nurse had been the only person present when something went wrong with the baby? What if she had to choose between following orders or saving the baby’s life? What if, as a result, she

ended up on trial with a white public defender who, like me and my friends, would never consider herself a racist?” Picoult said.

The result is the book Small Great Things, which follows a Connecticut labor and delivery nurse, Ruth Jefferson, who finds herself in that exact situation. It’s set to be released Oct. 11, and she visits Portsmouth to talk about her latest project the day after, Wednesday, Oct. 12, as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series.

This time around, the writing worked because Picoult’s message was different.

“I wasn’t trying to tell people of color how different their lives are. That’s not my story to tell, and I have no right to tell it,” Picoult said.

Instead, she’s writing to her white population of readers, who can easily point to a skinhead and say, “That’s racist,” but who can’t always recognize racism in themselves.

“And that, ultimately, is the story of Small Great Things,” Picoult said. “Racism is not just about prejudice, but also about power.

It’s a pure and simple fact that, if you live in the United States and you were born white, you have power and you have opportunity that people of color do not have. … When you start to think about the free passes you get because of the color of your skin, they start to add up very fast. It’s humbling and shocking. … But people don’t like to talk about that. We much prefer to pretend our success is a result of luck or hard work.”

In New Hampshire, she thinks those conversations happen even less.

“This is like one of the whitest states in the country!” Picoult said. “There are so many white people who are well-meaning and kindhearted. They’re people who want to say and do the right thing, and for that reason, they don’t talk about racism. They don’t have the words to do it and are afraid of saying the wrong thing. What I want this book to do is start that discussion. I think it’s better to say the wrong thing, apologize and learn from it

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than to not say anything at all.”

The book required extensive research, as do all her novels, including interviews with 30 people, who also acted as sensitivity readers later on. One of the first was Beverly Daniel Tatum, former president of Spelman College and a well-known racial justice writer, whom Picoult visited in Atlanta during an ice storm. Tatum introduced Picoult to a number of young African-American women, who completed Picoult’s questionnaires and talked with her afterward. From their stories and others, she found the voice of her protagonist.

“It’s not the job of a person of color to educate a white person. I was already breaking a rule. I was asking for grace more than anything else,” Picoult said.

She also read books by Tatum, Debby Irving, Michelle Alexander and David Shipler and interviewed a couple former skinheads. One was Frankie Meeink, who now works with the Anti-Defamation League — she learned about him through an event promoting her novel The Storyteller. Another was Tim Zaal, who’d spoken to her daughter’s history class about hate crimes.

It’s easier for Picoult to secure interviews now that she has more than 20 books under her belt. The internet helps, too; she learns

about many people through social media, networking and news articles. She finished her research with 1,200 pages of notes and transcripts in hand.

It was the hardest book she ever wrote.

“I knew I couldn’t ask my readers to unpack their biases if I didn’t do the same,” Picoult said. “I learned a lot about myself that was not too flattering. I went to social justice workshops and left in tears every night. … There were things that happened in my household when I was younger that I never thought of as racist, but were. … In college, I had a good black friend who I met in class — she was a poet who loved writing, and I used to grab lunch with her, but we never went out on weekends. Why? I asked myself questions I never had to ask myself before.”

She hopes the book provokes these kinds of questions and conversations, and so far, it’s working. She had recently presented Small Great Things with three other white authors at a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance event. Two hundred filled the room. All but one were white.

“It was shocking. You could have heard a pin drop. There were outright gasps at certain points. At the end of it, I got a standing ovation,” Picoult said. “The guy of color who was sitting in the rear came up and starting talking to me — and then all of a sudden, he was crying. He said, ‘I’m so sorry, but you have to understand — I never thought I would hear something like that here.’”

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Twenty-year-old Finley Montgomery searches for answers after a young girl is abducted while hiking with her father and brother. Finley is not an investigator, but, like her psychic-medium grandmother whom she lives with, Finley has the ability to see and communicate with the dead — specifically those who are still waiting for some form of closure. Her grandmother, Eloise, explains that the town, The Hollows, has a certain energy that draws in those who are presumably caught between the living and the dead.

Eloise has worked with detective-turnedprivate investigator Jones Cooper multiple times in missing persons cases with considerable success. Her granddaughter is only just learning to control and utilize her abilities. When an unidentified “squeak-clink” sound continues to invade Finley’s life — except when she’s riding her motorcycle — this latest mystery becomes Finley’s to solve. Perhaps somewhat reluctantly, Jones, who is following up on the investigation on behalf of the missing girl’s mother, and Finley are paired together to examine this cold case.

I do not typically gravitate toward stories with a paranormal element, but I love a good mystery, and Ink and Bone certainly fits the bill.

The abduction, which took place 10 months ago, has left authorities at a dead end. While the father and brother were presumably left for dead after being shot, the daughter, Abbey, was taken away without a trace. Investigators determine the perpetrator must have had a car waiting. Abbey’s father and brother survived but are unable to describe their assailants.

In a disturbingly similar instance in The Hollows some 18 months prior, another young girl disappeared while hiking with her father and brother, but with a custody battle and no sign of the father, this is written off as a parental abduction.

With the recent disappearance of a middle-aged man, authorities in The Hollows begin to wonder if there is a connection.

Yes, investigators might have taken a bit too long to reach that conclusion, but they got there.

After visiting the abduction site with Jones, Finley has a vision, or really an out-of-body experience. She witnesses the abduction, though it is unclear from whose perspective. Her experience sends her investigation in a new direction.

Along with following the intense trail, Unger also effectively and compelling-

ly portrays Finley’s own situation: She’s a 20-year-old woman figuring out her place in the world with her own baggage, including a sort-of ex-boyfriend who follows her across the country. On top of that, she is figuring out where and how her “abilities” fit into her life. She can see dead people, but she’s also just a young adult figuring out who she is.

Finley investigates this abduction in her own way, following her own clues and instincts, with some guidance from her grandmother. Her efforts are juxtaposed with the approach taken by Jones, a character who appears in several of Unger’s books, whose traditional investigative tactics, along with those of the police, have thus far generated only dead ends.

Along with following the protagonist, Finley, through her coming-of-age journey in this mystery, the story bounces from narrator to narrator. In general I could have done with fewer narrators and less bouncing, though the various points of view do provide a more complete picture of the situation, including deep looks inside the family of the missing girl.

Unger heartbreakingly narrates several chapters from the perspective of the kidnapped child. The reader gets a look into the kidnapper’s world, offering glimpses and clues into his identity and how he fits into The Hollows.

While Ink and Bone is certainly dark and bleak and entirely gripping at times, it is also strangely hopeful. There are plenty of twists and turns along the way that keep the reader on the edge of his seat. Interestingly, the secret to unlocking this mystery is not found in a paranormal sign. Instead, the key is right there in front of investigators. But it takes Finley’s intuition to uncover it.

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The Magnificent Seven (PG-13)

thoroughly satisfying, completely delightful, lightweight bit of entertainment? B Rated PG-13 for extended and intense sequences of Western violence, and for historical smoking, some language and suggestive material. Directed by Antoine Fuqua with a screenplay by Richard Wenk and Nic Pizzolatto, The Magnificent Seven is two hours and 12 minutes long and distributed by MGM and Columbia Pictures.

Denzel Washington gets to ride a horse, give an opponent a steely gaze before a shootout and wear some mighty fine cowboy duds in The Magnificent Seven, a pretty solid movie about guys on horses shooting stuff, if all you want is guys on horses shooting stuff.

Sam Chisolm (Washington) is a duly authorized something-or-other by states and territories all across the West who collects bounties for bringing in/dispatching with wanted criminals. Basically, he has license to shoot people and is good at it. At one such exercise of frontier justice, he catches the eye of Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett), a very recently widowed farmer who has ridden into town to look for help for her community.

Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) is mining for gold near the town of Rose Creek.

He would like to mine out of existence the entire town and to that end has offered the townsfolk to buy their land for less than half its worth and to not kill them as they skedaddle, though don’t hold him to that last part. To clarify how uninterested he is in negotiation, he shoots a few people who start to object at a town meeting — including Emma’s husband — and then burns the church, telling everyone he’ll be back in three weeks for their signed deeds.

Emma and some of the townspeople decide to make their stand and to that end she offers Sam a none-too-large bag that contains “everything we have” as she tells him.

For reasons that we can guess but aren’t fully explained for a while, Sam decides to join her fight and rounds up, with her help, a few extra hands. There’s Josh Faraday (Chris Pratt), good at gunfighting, close magic and smart-alec-ery. Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke) is a Confederate veteran of the decades-earlier Civil War, a good sniper and an old friend of Sam’s. Billy Rocks (Byung-hun Lee) is a friend of Goodnight’s and a martial arts expert. Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) is some kind of criminal Sam agrees not to pursue if he fights with him.

Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio) is a veteran of even longer ago skirmishes with the Native Americans. Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier) is a Comanche the group meets on its way to

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Rose Creek who decides to join them.

As these things often go, Chisolm and friends show up to town and take care of all but one of the men Bogue left to watch the place. But that one gets away and Sam predicts they have about three days to prepare for the hired army Bogue will bring with him to end the insurrection.

Do you want to watch the above-named actors wearing cowboy clothes, riding horses and getting in gun fights? If yes, this is your movie. If you answered something like “that sounds all right but I would also like some deeper meaning about the nature of westward expansion and the-” then let me stop you right there because this is not your movie. If you wish Westerns had less shooting this is not your movie. If you want to see expanded recognition of women’s roles on the frontier, this is not your movie even if Emma proves herself to be pretty awesome at both grit and shooting. If you want to be able to dig into a movie and find something more than an inch of dusty red soil and dialogue that, in spirit if not in fact, feels like it always contains the words “I reckon,” then this is not your movie.

The Magnificent Seven is about a group of wisecrackers on the edge (sometimes over the edge) of respectability who crack wise, are quick on the draw and look believable in their Western gear. And that’s pretty much it. I guess you could pretend that it has something to say

at the oil rig; Masterminds (PG-13) Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson star in what trailers suggest is a movie about goobers attempting a heist.

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trio of moms who decide to take a break from trying to be perfect in this slight but occasionally funny movie. BBlair Witch (R) James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez.

Back into the woods we go for this follow-up to the 1999 shaky-cam horror movie.

Once again, a group of doo-

about standing up for what’s right even if it appears to be a lost cause, but I’m not sure that holds up under close examination and anyway who cares. Cowboys! On horses! Having gunfights! You’re either in or you aren’t.

I, to clarify, am definitely in. The Magnificent Seven is great fun. It occupies roughly the same space as Washington’s Unstoppable — sure, it’s not going to win any of your major storytelling Oscars, but you will totally watch it whenever you happen to flip past it during its inevitable many airings on first premium and later basic cable. You don’t have to have seen the original The Magnificent Seven or Seven Samurai (I am 0 for 2) to know pretty much exactly how this is going to go, but that doesn’t make the horse-trod road there any much less fun.

Of the big-name actors, this is an easy day at work for Washington and for Pratt too, who is basically doing a laid back version of his Guardians of the Galaxy character. Ethan Hawke isn’t too bad, bringing just enough character depth to make it look like he’s not just kicking back. D’Onofrio seems to be having fun with the character he’s created, adding what feels like a very D’Onofrio bit of weirdness. And Sarsgaard is a perfectly fine one-dimensional villain whom we don’t have to empathize with or care about in any way, leaving us free to cheer for his demise.

Really, could you ask for better from a

fuses is lost in the woods and plagued by a spooky something until one by one they disappear. C-

Much like the emphasis on a “company going public” storyline in the recent Kevin Spacey cat movie Nine Lives, Storks is very concerned with the profitability of the stork delivery business and with the impending promotion of the main stork character. Is this what kids are clamoring for more of? Tales of difficult work situations with some talking animals mixed in?

Junior (voice of Andy Samberg) is the stork in line for promotion to boss of Cornerstore, the Amazon-like goods delivery service started by the storks after giving up baby delivery.

Hunter (Kelsey Grammer) just has one task for him to complete first. Orphan Tulip (Katie Crown), a human girl who lost her chance at getting a human family when her stork went rogue and tried to keep her for himself, has been raised by the storks for the last 18 years.

An inventor with more good intention than storkly skill, Tulip hurts stork productivity, somehow, as Hunter illustrates with a graph.

He wants Junior to “liberate” (i.e. fire) the newly adult girl.

But Junior can’t quite bring himself to say “you’re fired” to the upbeat, eager-to-please Tulip. Instead, he sends her to the letter office of the old, obsolete baby factory. She does, essentially, nothing until a letter from Nate (Anton Starkman), a little boy desperate for a baby brother, shows up. Then, thinking it is her mission, she delivers the letter to the old machine and out pops a baby.

Because babies are not their core ser-

Bridg and Mr. Darcy, even all these years later. B

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG-13) Bridget Jones’s Baby (R) Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant.

Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. This movie about one of the This third bite at the Bridgmost famous bad singers in et Jones apple is not as terrible history rather lazily rests itself as feared but still super-annoy- on the performance of Streep ing for all of the contrivances (which is, as ever, solid). Bthat are straining to keep apart

Hands of Stone (R) Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramírez.

This Roberto Duran biopic tells the story of the boxer who beat Sugar Ray Leonard only to walk out during a rematch, with a side order of bits about Panamanian/U.S. relations and boxing manager Ray Arcel and his relationship with the NY mob. B-

vice anymore and Tulip was supposed to be long fired, Junior can’t just let the powers that be know that there’s a special delivery.

Instead, he and Tulip use her cobbled together airplane to set off to deliver the baby, with Junior hoping to be back, sans Tulip, in time for his promotion.

Meanwhile, Nate is convinced that his baby brother is on the way. He insists that the family build a landing pad for the stork. Not sure how to tell Nate that there is no stork, his work-obsessed parents Sarah (Jennifer Aniston) and Henry (Ty Burrell) decide to take the Bluetooths off for a while and build a wildly not-to-code baby-catching apparatus on the roof with their son.

So, not just office politics but also the guilt of working parents — these are the themes of this kids’ movie with talking animals.

I don’t really get what this movie is or who it is for. So much of the humor feels aimed at nobody — over the heads of kids but not really smart enough for adults. It’s the sort of thing a movie seems to toss in to offer something to the parents not delighted by the more child-aimed pratfalls and goofiness but this movie doesn’t seem to have all that much Looney Tunes-like silliness to offer kids in the first place. Some of the big early comedy set pieces include a car ride where Nate’s parents try to explain why he doesn’t have a little brother, a scene of Tulip filling out all the characters in an office gab session, and the discussion between Hunter and Junior where he offers to make him boss. How is any of that funny or interesting or even mildly entertaining for a kid? A comic relief (I guess) villainous (sort of) character named Pigeon Toady (Stephen Kramer Glickman) shows

up to challenge Junior for the job. Aside from “toady,” I could never figure out what the movie was trying to do with him either or how kids would read his character. I feel like the suck-up qualities would make sense to most younger viewers but other aspects of his character and how he’s treated make him seem like more of an outcast who is being bullied than some big baddie.

On top of the general comedy strangeness, the movie is loud in a way that made me feel like it was always screaming at me, fast like an over-sugared preschooler and full of zingy references much in the style of the more annoying DreamWorks Animation films. It feels like, instead of trying to make the movie more fun or smarter, the movie’s makers just turned up the volume and ran it all faster.

I really like a lot of the voice talent at play here. After years of watching Samberg on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I felt like I could almost see the faces and physical gestures that went along with Junior’s line delivery, which was about twice as energetic as the dialogue deserved. Aniston and Burrell also give some depth to their parent characters and make them not just the typical cartoon parent who is either an obstacle or a buffoon. But the movie, which turns into a buddy road trip between two grown-up-ish characters, just doesn’t seem to know how to make a story about storks and babies and wishes for family charming, whimsical or fun. C Rated PG for mild action and some thematic elements. Directed by Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland with a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Storks is an hour and 29 minutes long and distributed by Warner Bros.

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December 7th, 1941 MUNCH • SUN. 10/9 • 1PM In 2013, all of Norway celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944), one of the towering figures of modern art. This has been hailed a “once-in-a-lifetime show”. Global interest was huge - not least as a result of one of his four “The Scream” paintings having recently set a public art auction record of $120 million. Many know Munch as the man who painted “The Scream” but his complete works are remarkable and secure his place as one of the greatest artists to have ever lived.

MANET • SUN. 11/17 • 1PM This extremely popular exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts was the first-ever retrospective devoted to the portraiture of Edouard Manet. Spanning this enigmatic and, at times, controversial artist’s entire career Manet from the Royal Academy of Arts, London brought together works from across Europe, Asia and the USA. Host Tim Marlow and special guests look at the craft of one of the all-time great artists, the ‘father of modern art’.

Honoring the 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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That’s the general idea of the Manhattan Short film festival, an annual celebration of short films that makes the audience the judges. Go to a screening, watch 10 films (the shortest is a little under 6 minutes, the longest is about 20 minutes) and then pick your favorite. The winner of voting conducted at world-wide screenings, Sept. 23 through Oct. 2, will be announced on Monday, Oct. 3, at manhattanshort.com.

Locally, NHTI in Concord is showing the films Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. at Sweeney Auditorium. Tickets cost $10 and admission is free for NHTI students. (The films are also screening at The Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 1, at 5 and 7:30 p.m.)

The movies are a diverse group, including one American-made film, one horror film, several comedies, one or maybe two sci-fi movies (depending on how you categorize them), two animated movies and some movies that defy categorization.

Movies from the festival have gone on to big things — last year’s entry Bear Story went on to win an Oscar for best animated short. In this year’s bunch, standouts for me include Kaputt (an animated movie about life in an East German women’s prison), The Tunnel (a tense movie about a family whose return from a day trip is fraught with danger) and Overtime (a movie about a man who really, really needs to get home before moonrise).

Festival hopefuls number 844 films hailing from 52 countries, according to press information. See the Manhattan Short website for more on the contest or nhti.edu for directions and a map to the school.

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MOVIES OUTSIDE THE CINEPLEX RED RIVER THEATRES 11 S. Main St., Concord, 2244600, redrivertheatres.org • Morris From America (R, 2016) Thurs., Sept. 29, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:35 p.m.

• Silver Skies (NR, 2016) Thurs., Sept. 29, at 6 p.m.

• Hell or High Water (R, 2016) Thurs., Sept. 29, at 2:05 & 5:25 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 30, at 1, 3:15, 5:30 & 7:45 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 1, at 1, 3:15, 5:30 & 7:45 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 2, at 1, 3:15 & 5:30 p.m.; Mon., Oct. 3, at 2:05, 5:25 & 7:45 p.m.; Tues., Oct. 4, at 2:05 & 5:25 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 5, at 2:05 & 5:25 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 6, at 2:05, 5:25 & 7:45 p.m.

• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years (NR, 2016) Thurs., Sept. 29, at 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 30, at 2, 5 & 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 1, at 2, 5 & 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 2, at 2 & 5 p.m.; Mon., Oct. 3, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Tues., Oct. 4, at 2 & 7:45 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 5, at 2 & 7:45 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 6, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.

• Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (PG-13, 2016) Fri., Sept. 30, at 1:30, 3:45, 6 & 8:15 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 1, at 1:30, 3:45, 6 & 8:15 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 2, at 1:30, 3:45, 6 & 8:15 p.m.; Mon., Oct. 3, at 2:10 & 6:45 p.m.; Tues., Oct. 4, at 2:10 & 7:35 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 5, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:35 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 6, at 2:10 p.m.

WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Cafe Society (PG-13, 2016 Thurs., Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m.

• Little Men (PG, 2016) Thurs., Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m.

• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -- The Touring Years (NR, 2016) Fri., Sept. 29, through Thurs., Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m.

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• Howards End (PG, 1992) Fri., Sept. 29, through Thurs., Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Additional screening Sun., Oct. 2, at 2 p.m.

• The Heiress (1949) Sat., Oct. 1, at 4:30 p.m., free admission, donations to charity

CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • Tristan und Isolde (Wagner, MET Live in HD) Sat., Oct. 8, at noon • The Threepenny Opera (National Theatre Live HD) Tues., Oct. 11, at 6 p.m.

MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY 405 Pine St., Manchester, 6246550, manchester.lib.nh.us • Julie & Julia (PG-13, 2009) Wed., Oct. 5, at 1 p.m.

• The Leopard Woman (1920) Tues., Oct. 11, at 5 p.m., silent film with musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis NEW HAMPSHIRE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 31 College Drive, Sweeney Auditorium, 03301, 271-6484, ext. 4115, nhti.edu, nhstudentfilm.com • Manhattan Short Film Festival Fri., Sept. 30, through Sun., Oct. 2 NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY NPL Theater, 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org • Food Fight (2016) Thurs., Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.

• Zootopia (PG, 2016) Sat., Oct. 1, at 2 p.m.

• Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG, 2016) Sat., Oct. 8, at 2 p.m.

RODGERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY 194 Derry Road, Route 102, Hudson, rodgerslibrary.org. 886-6030 • Cinema Celebration second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

JAFFREY PARK THEATRE 19 Main St., Jaffrey, 532-8888, theparktheatre.org; films at 7 p.m.

• The Mask of Zorro (PG-13, 1998) Sat., Oct. 1 • The Great Escape (1963) Sat., Nov. 12 PETERBOROUGH COMMUNITY THEATRE 6 School St., Peterborough, 9242255, pctmovies.com, movies@

pctmovies.com • Sully (PG-13, 2016) Sept. 30 through Oct. 6, Wed., Sat. and Sun. at 2:30 and 7 p.m., Thurs. and Fri. at 7 p.m.

• No Easy Walk Mon., Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.

• Seed: The Untold Story Tues., Oct. 4, at 6 p.m.

• Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City Mon., Oct. 10, at 7 p.m.

THE MUSIC HALL 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall.org, Some films are screened at Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth • Equity (R, 2016) Sat., Oct. 1, at 7 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 2, at 3 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 5, at 7 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.

• Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (R, 2016) Wed., Oct. 5, at 7 p.m.; Thurs., Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 7, at 7 p.m.; Tues., Oct. 11, at 7 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 12, at 7 p.m.

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• Tristan und Isolde (Wagner, Met at the Music Hall) Sat., Oct. 8, at noon

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• Comedy clinic: A well-rounded comedy showcase includes headliner Dave Rattigan, with support from Nita Dunn, Bill Campbell and rising star Josh Day. Greg Boggis, who organizes the monthly event, hosts. Rattigan is known as Professor in comedian circles; his classes in public speaking have helped many standups get to the next level, and he’s a funny guy in his own right. Go Thursday, Sept.

29, at 8 p.m. at Fody’s Tavern, 9 Clinton St., Nashua. Tickets are $5 — call 732-2845.

• Hometown boy: Since heading south to Nashville two years ago, Tom Dixon has kept busy writing and performing. His latest album is Songwriter Unplugged, inspired by the time he spent watching the similarly named MTV while growing up in New Hampshire, so it’s fitting that Dixon is returning home to launch his first self-produced CD with a release show. Go Friday, Sept. 30, at 9 p.m. at Stumble Inn, 20 Rockingham Road, Londonderry. See facebook.com/tomdixonmusic.

• Helping hands: The fourth annual NH Rocks for a Cure features an all-day lineup of area musicians performing to raise money for a Make-A-Wish style charity helping breast cancer patients. The Razzles, returning for another year, and Fatha Groove close out the night. Other performers include indie rock trio Blindspot, Ajar Project, Ripple Effect, 21st and 1st, Brad Bosse and Tim Soucy. Go Saturday, Oct. 1, at noon at Murphy’s Tap Room, 494 Elm St., Manchester. $10 in advance at brownpapertickets.com, $15 at the door.

• Mighty gumbo: Hot on the heels of their third studio album, New Orleans Suspects return to New Hampshire with rhythm support from new bassist Charlie Wooten (Royal Southern Brotherhood). The band is an A-List of Crescent City players, creating a sound described as “psychedelic funk.” The new disc, Kaleidoscoped, extends the swampy, soulful brew delivered on 2014’s Ouroboros.

Go Sunday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. at Flying Monkey Movie House, 39 S. Main St, Plymouth.

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• Angst bank: New Jersey band Titus Andronicus drew their name from Shakespeare, with inspiration provided by front man Patrick Stickles, the only original member left (though guitarist Liam Betson is semi-permanent). The indie rockers’ most recent album, A Most Lamentable Tragedy, is a five-act rock opera that stares down the barrel of turning 30. Go Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. at 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. Tickets $17 at eventbrite.com.

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Pat Travers is known for incendiary guitar licks, full-throated vocals and pullout-the-stops concerts. His biggest hit is a live recording — “(Boom Boom) Out Go the Lights,” from 1979’s Go For What You Know. With heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton, this is a guy who loves to rock. Offstage, however, Travers’ listening tastes often travel back in time — to the 19th century.

“I like to listen to Beethoven; he really makes you think musically,” Travers said recently. “There’s no drummer, it’s not being beaten out for you. You have to count it in your mind. I don’t want to sound snobby, but it’s kind of music for your head.”

Plugged in, Travers isn’t a cerebral performer by any measure. He returns to Tupelo Music Hall on Oct. 1 with a new, stripped down Pat Travers Band. For the first time in a while, he’ll work in a trio. The move was born of necessity, when longtime PTB guitarist Kirk McKim was no longer available.

“We had gigs scheduled and I really didn’t feel like trying to replace him just for a month, so we just did the shows three-piece,” Travers said. “I got a really, really good response ... so I decided to stay with that and now I’m feeling really good about it. I’m doing all my fills on the guitar while I’m playing and singing — I’m busy!”

He’s energized by the demands of the new configuration, with Tommy Craig on bass and drummer David Astoria.

“I’m really looking forward to performing with these guys,” he said. “They seem to be able to read my mind really good and it shows, even though it’s just the three of us.

It’s pretty impressive.”

Travers relishes handling all the guitar chores, the way he did when starting out in the mid 1970s.

“When I’m doing all the vocals, I’ll tend in that situation to start giving away guitar parts to the other guitar player,” he said with a laugh. “Just because I want it to sound balanced ... over time I start to not play as much guitar.”

The return to a traditional format follows an interesting detour for Travers. In 2015, he made Retro Rocket, a studio album whose creation resembles an exotic game Pat Travers Band When: Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m.

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of Guitar Hero.

“It was the strangest thing,” Travers said.

“A guy who I coordinate with from time to time said, ‘Hey, I got these backing tracks ... would it be possible for you to put some guitar and lyrics on them?’”

Inspired by a 1957 Les Paul Goldtop loaned to him by a friend, Travers got to work.

“I was really loving this guitar — it was a reissue, but exactly like a 1957,” he said.

“So I went into the studio, rolled the backing tracks, plugged in and just jammed along with it as if the players were in the other room and came up with some cool stuff.”

He’s not looking to repeat the feat, however.

“It was just these backing tracks somebody in Las Vegas did, who I still have never met; just weird,” Travers said. “One of the problems of course was if I was going somewhere with a vocal line or whatever, I couldn’t change the music behind it ... I had to stick with what was already recorded.”

Born in Canada, Travers caught the music bug the same way many of his contemporaries did, when he watched The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964.

“I think you will find a lot of musicians my age who’ll say that ... was the fuse that started

it all,” Travers said. “The Beatles dramatically changed everything, because they wrote it and arranged it. Those four guys had everything to do with what they were doing, unlike the rest of the music business at that point.”

Such inspiration came with a price, however.

“Unfortunately for me, that’s my bar,” Travers said with a rueful laugh. “The same with guitar, because we had all these iconic guys — you could tell in exactly two notes who you were listening to. So that bar has also been pretty high.”

He’s proven up to the task, with confidence to match. Travers spoke of his collaboration with drummer Carmine Appice, whose credits include Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart and Vanilla Fudge.

“Carmine was always a big huge superstar, but when I met him we hit it off right away; I never felt star-struck,” he said.

“I’ve been lucky. ... When I was young and getting started, I always felt like I was one of the boys. I don’t know why; it wasn’t ego-driven. I just felt that’s where I’ll be comfortable. Making big records and on the stage playing great shows. I felt that’s just where I should be.”

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Nite Life Music, Comedy & Parties • CAPITOL STEPS at Dana Center (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester 641-7700) on Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. $39.75 Putting the ‘Mock’ in Democracy for 35 Years - political humor & satire in live performance at election time, with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton running – really.

• MARY GATCHELL at Leddy Center (38C Ladd's Lane, Epping 679-2781) on Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. $20/$15 Dynamic singer, pianist, and songwriter.

Mary’s music is a melting pot of influences from blues and jazz to soul and pop. She has 6 albums of original music to her credit and one on the way with masterful producer and keyboardist, A.T.N. Stadwijk. She has played in legendary clubs such as the Blue Note, Birdland, Bitter End, CBGB’s, Knitting Factory, Boston House of Blues, Ryles, and many more.

• TRISTAN OMAND at NEC Listening Room (62 North Main St., Concord 715-2306) on Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Six Strings, Three Chords: Americana singer-songwriter and a special guest, as the NH native performs selections from his new LP, The Leser-Known Tristan Omand • ANDREW DUHON TRIO at Deb's Chesham House Concerts (Call for venue, Harrisville 3189196) on Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. $18 – New Orleans based band performs; potluck at 6:30.

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• KEVIN GORDON at Red & Shorty's (4 Paul St., Dover 7673305) on Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. $25 - “A multifaceted diamond of rocking Southern soul, groove grease and songs that make you want to climb into the complicated world Gordon evokes with a natural-born musician’s feel and storyteller’s ear for nuance.”– Pasadena Weekly • UNION FOLK FESTIVAL at Sammy's Sugar Shack (131 N. River Road, Milford 345-1247)

on Saturday, Oct. 1, 12 p.m. $15 - Union Coffee Company is hosting a full day of music. The Doodads & Don'ts, Jed Crook, Mark Gilday Jr., Timothy Jackson Scot, Haunt the House, Molly Pinto Madigan, Shea Vaccaro, Justin Chadbourne, John Arthur Martinez and Damn Tall Buildings. Enjoy coffee. craft beer and organic food.

• EMILY MURE at NEC Listening Room (62 North Main St., Concord 715-2306) on Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. NYC-based international recording artist performs live.

• MUDDY RUCKUS at Amoskeag Studio (250 Commercial St. #2007, Manchester 315-9320) on Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. $15/ advance - nationally touring band from Portland, Maine. The stripped down power duo features guitarist Ryan Flaherty and percussionist Erika Stahl. Muddy Ruckus blends haunting vocals, rootsy guitar and edgy percussion on a suitcase drum kit.

• CONCORD CHORDSMEN at Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord 491-7727) on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2 p.m. 57th Annual Festival of Barbershop Harmony - a concert of young and adult voices, of musical styles from multiple decades; a celebration that pays no attention to the age of the performers.

SEAN GASKELL at Nesmith Library (8 Fellows Road, Windham 432-6232) on Thursday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Free - Sean Gaskell features traditional songs on the Kora, a 21-string lute-bridgeharp used extensively in West Africa.

• THE DUPONT BROTHERS at Red & Shorty's (4 Paul St., Dover 767-3305) on Friday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. $15 - Two brothers are reunited after years of geographical separation by a resonant collaboration in music.

• MURIEL ANDERSON at Simple Gifts Coffeehouse (UU Church 58 Lowell St., Nashua 320-7751) on Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. $16/advance, $20/DOS - one of the world's foremost fingerstyle guitar players opens the

season. A few years back, in her first appearance at Simple Gifts, she amazed all with her unique and exceptional talent.

• COSY SHERIDAN at Red & Shorty's (4 Paul St., Dover 767-3305) on Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $20 - Sheridan has been called "one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters" … she has released 10 cds, written a one-woman-show and her music has appeared in books and film.

• JOEL CAGE at Amoskeag Studio (250 Commercial St. No. 2007, Manchester 315-9320) on Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $15/ advance - A virtuoso guitarist and an impassioned vocalist, Joel Cage's music is both evocative and raucous. His sound spans the gamut from full rock to intimate ballads.

• GRANITE STATE OF MIND at NEC Listening Room (62 North Main St., Concord 7152306) on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Rob Azevedo hosts live music performance and interview • FÓDHLA at Red & Shorty's (4 Paul St., Dover 767-3305) on Friday, Oct. 14, 8 p.m. $15 Though firmly rooted in the Irish tradition, the three band members have varied and diverse musical background including Americana, classical, Brailian choro and New England dance music.

• GRAHAM WEBER at NEC Listening Room (62 North Main St., Concord 715-2306) on Saturday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. One of Austin’s favorite singer-songwriters on national tour.

• TOM RUSH at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (19 Grove St., Peterborough 318-9196) on Saturday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. $40 – With special guests Seth Glier and Joe Nerney (they will play with Tom all evening as well).

• ARI HEST at Red & Shorty's (4 Paul St., Dover 767-3305) on Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. $40 On his latest release ‘Shouts and Whispers’, soulful singer-songwriter Hest creates a non-typical collection of tracks that ultimately form a cohesive narrative.

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Manchester A&E Cafe 1000 Elm St. 578-3338 Amoskeag Studio 250 Commercial St. 315-9320 Breezeway Pub 14 Pearl St. 621-9111 Penuche’s Ale House Amherst East Hampstead Millie’s Tavern British Beer Company 6 Pleasant St. 228-9833 Pasta Loft LaBelle Winery 17 L St. 967-4777 Laconia 1071 S. Willow St. Pit Road Lounge 345 Rte 101 672-9898 220 E. Main St. 378-0092 North Beach Bar & Anthony’s Pier 232-0677 388 Loudon Road Grille 931 Ocean Blvd.

263 Lakeside Ave. Bungalow Bar & 226-0533 Auburn Epping 967-4884 366-5855 Grille Red Blazer Auburn Pitts Holy Grail Old Salt Baja Beach Club 333 Valley St. 72 Manchester St. 167 Rockingham Road 64 Main St. 679-9559 409 Lafayette Rd. 89 Lake St. 524-0008 518-8464 224-4101 622-6564 Telly’s 926-8322 Broken Spoke Saloon Cactus Jack’s Tandy’s Top Shelf 235 Calef Hwy 679-8225 Ron’s Landing 782 South Willow St. 1 Eagle Sq. 856-7614 Bedford Tortilla Flat 379 Ocean Blvd 929-2122 1072 Watson Rd 866-754-2526 627-8600 True Brew Barista Bedford Village Inn 1-11 Brickyard Sq Savory Square Bistro Faro Italian Grille 72 Central Ale House 3 Bicentennial Sq. 2 Olde Bedford Way 734-2725 32 Depot Sq 926-2202 Endicott St. 527-8073 23 Central St. 660-2241 225-2776 472-2001 Popovers Sea Ketch 127 Ocean Fratello’s City Sports Grille Copper Door 11 Brickyard Sq 734-4724 Blvd. 926-0324 799 Union Ave. 528-2022 216 Maple St. 625-9656 15 Leavy Drive 488-2677 Contoocook Stacy Jane’s Covered Bridge Shorty’s Epsom 9 Ocean Blvd. 929-9005 Holy Grail of the Lakes Club ManchVegas 12 Veterans Square 50 Old Granite St. Cedar St. 746-5191 206 Rte 101 488-5706 Circle 9 Ranch The Goat 737-3000 222-1677 Farmer’s Market 39 Windymere 736-3111 20 L St. 601-6928 Margate Resort Crazy Camel Hookah 896 Main St. Belmont Hilltop Pizzeria Wally’s Pub 76 Lake St. 524-5210 and Cigar Lounge 746-3018 Lakes Region Casino 1724 Dover Rd 736-0027 144 Ashworth Ave. Naswa Resort 245 Maple St. 518-5273 1265 Laconia Road 926-6954 1086 Weirs Blvd.

Derryfield Country Club Claremont 267-7778 Exeter 366-4341 625 Mammoth Rd New Socials Shooters Tavern Pimentos Hanover Paradise Beach Club 623-2880 Rt. 3 DW Hwy 528-2444 2 Pleasant St. 287-4416 69 Water St. 583-4501 Salt Hill Pub Whiskey 20 Shooter’s Pub 7 Lebanon St. 676-7855 322 Lakeside Ave. 366-2665 20 Old Granite St. Deerfield Boscawen 6 Columbus Ave. Canoe Club 641-2583 Nine Lions Tavern Alan’s 772-3856 27 S. Main St. 643-9660 Patio Garden Lakeside Ave. Fratello’s 133 N. Main St. 753-6631 4 North Rd 463-7374 Pitman’s Freight Room 155 Dow St. 624-2022 Francestown Henniker 94 New Salem St. Ignite Bar & Grille Derry Bow Toll Booth Tavern Country Spirit 100 Hanover St. 494-6225 Drae Chen Yang Li 740 2nd NH Tpke 262 Maple St. 428-7007 527-0043 Tower Hill Tavern Imago Dei 520 South St. 228-8508 14 E Broadway #A 588-1800 Pat’s Peak Sled Pub 264 Lakeside Ave. 123 Hanove St. 216-2713 24 Flander’s Road 366-9100 Jewel Halligan Tavern Bristol Gilford 888-728-7732 Weirs Beach Lobster 61 Canal St. 819-9336 Back Room at the Mill 32 W. Broadway Ellacoya Barn & Grille Pound Karma Hookah & 965-3490 2 Central St. 744-0405 2667 Lakeshore Road Hillsborough 72 Endicott St. 366-2255 Cigar Bar Purple Pit 293-8700 Mama McDonough’s 1077 Elm St. 647-6653 28 Central Sq. 744-7800 Dover Patrick’s 5 Depot St. 680-4148 Lebanon KC’s Rib Shack 7th Settlement Brewery 18 Weirs Road 293-0841 Tooky Mills Rumor Mill Salt Hill Pub 837 Second St. 627-RIBS 50 S Main St, 217-0971 47 Washington St. 9 Depot St. 2 West Park St. 448-4532 Midnight Rodeo (Yard) 373-1001 Goffstown 464-6700 1211 S. Mammoth Rd Asia Concord Village Trestle Turismo 623-3545 42 Third St. 742-9816 Barley House 25 Main St. 497-8230 55 Henniker St. 680-4440 Londonderry Coach Stop Tavern Milly’s Tavern Cara Irish Pub 132 N. Main 228-6363 176 Mammoth Rd 500 Commercial St. 11 Fourth St. 343-4390 Hampton CC Tomatoes Hooksett 437-2022 625-4444 Dover Brick House 209 Fisherville Rd Ashworth By The Sea Asian Breeze Stumble Inn Modern Gypsy 2 Orchard St. 749-3838 295 Ocean Blvd.

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Fury’s Publick House Cheers 926-6762 621-9298 432-3210 Murphy’s Taproom 1 Washington St. 17 Depot St. 228-0180 Bernie’s Beach Bar New England’s Tap Whippersnappers 494 Elm St. 644-3535 617-3633 Granite 73 Ocean Blvd 926-5050 House Grille 44 Nashua Rd 434-2660 N’awlins Grille 96 Pleasant St. 227-9000 Sonny’s Tavern Boardwalk Inn & Cafe 1292 Hooksett Rd 860 Elm St. 606-2488 83 Washington St. Hermanos 139 Ocean Blvd. 929-7400 782-5137 Loudon Penuche’s 742-4226 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669 Breakers at Ashworth Hungry Buffalo 96 Hanover St. 626-9830 Top of the Chop Makris 295 Ocean Blvd. 926-6762 Hudson 58 Rte 129 798-3737 Portland Pie Company 1 Orchard St. 740-0006 Breakers By the Sea 354 Sheep Davis Road AJ’s Sports Bar 786 Elm St. 622-7437 225-7665 409 Ocean Blvd 926-7702 11 Tracy Lane 718-1102

Thursday, Sept. 29 Auburn Auburn Pitts: Jam w/ Tom Ballerini Blues Band Bedford Copper Door: Brad Bosse Boscawen Alan's: John Pratte Concord Common Man: TBA Granite: CJ Poole Duo Hermanos: Richard Gardzina

Penuche's Ale House: Blue Light Gilford Rain Patrick's: Paul Warnick Schuster's: Robert Ames Jazz Duo Dover Cara: Bluegrass w/Steve Roy Hampton Fury's Publick House: Five Of CR's: The Last Duo The Eyes Hanover Epping Canoe Club: Cyn Barrette Trio Telly's: Brian Gray Salt hill Pub: Irish Trad' Session Randy Miller/Roger Kahle Exeter Exeter Inn: Rockspring Hillsborough Station 19: Thursday Night Live Turismo: Line Dancing

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Salona Bar & Grill 128 Maple St. 624-4020 Shaskeen 909 Elm St. 625-0246 Shorty’s 1050 Bicentennial Drive 625-1730 South Side Tavern 1279 S Willow St. 935-9947 Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market St. 666-4292 Thrifty’s Soundstage 1015 Candia Road 603-518-5413 Tin Roof Tavern 333 Valley St. 792-1110 Wild Rover 21 Kosciuszko St. 669-7722

Nashua 110 Grill 27 Trafalgar Sq. 943-7443 5 Dragons 29 Railroad Sq. 578-0702 Arena 53 High St. 881-9060 Boston Billiard Club 55 Northeastern Blvd.

943-5630 Burton’s Grill 310 Daniel Webster Highway 888-4880 Country Tavern 452 Amherst St. 889-5871 Dolly Shakers 38 East Hollis St. 577-1718 Fody’s Tavern 9 Clinton St. 577-9015 Fratello’s Italian Grille Mason 194 Main St. Marty’s Driving Range 889-2022 96 Old Turnpike Rd Haluwa Lounge 878-1324 Nashua Mall 883-6662 Killarney’s Irish Pub Meredith 9 Northeastern Blvd.

Giuseppe’s Ristorante 888-1551 312 DW Hwy 279-3313 O’Shea’s 449 Amherst St. 943-7089 Merrimack Peddler’s Daughter Homestead 48 Main St. 821-7535 641 DW Hwy 429-2022 Portland Pie Company Jade Dragon 14 Railroad Sq 882-7437 515 DW Hwy 424-2280 Riverwalk Pacific Fusion 35 Railroad Sq 578-0200 356 DW Hwy 424-6320 Shorty’s Tortilla Flat 48 Gusabel Ave. 882-4070 594 Daniel Webster Stella Blu Hwy 262-1693 70 E. Pearl St. 578-5557 Thirsty Turtle Milford 8 Temple St. 402-4136 J’s Tavern 63 Union Square 554-1433 New Boston Lefty’s Lanes Molly’s Tavern 244 Elm St. 554-8300 35 Mont Vernon Rd Pasta Loft 487-2011 241 Union Square 672-2270 Newbury Shaka’s Bar & Grill Goosefeathers Pub 11 Wilton Rd 554-1224 Mt. Sunapee 763-3500 Tiebreakers at Salt Hill Pub Hampshire Hills 1407 Rt 103 763-2667 50 Emerson Rd 673-7123 Union Coffee Co. New Castle 42 South St. 554-8879 Wentworth By The Sea 588 Wentworth Rd Moultonborough 422-7322 Castle in the Clouds 455 Old Mountain Road New London 478-5900 Flying Goose 40 Andover Road 526-6899

Murphy's Taproom: MB Padfield Lebanon Salt hill Pub: Celtic Open Session Duo Penuche's: Ghost in the Groove Shorty's: Triana Wilson Londonderry Strange Brew: The Quickfire Coach Stop: Rick Watson Band Whiskey's 20: DJs Shawn White/ Manchester Central Ale House: Jonny Friday Ryan Nichols/Mike Mazz Wild Rover: Joel Cage Blues City Sports Grille: DJ Dave Merrimack Foundry: Doug Thompson Homestead: Kieran McNally Fratello's: Jazz Night Karma: DJ Midas, SP1 & Reed Nashua on drums Manchvegas: Jodie Cunningham 110 Grill: Mike Goodwin

Agave Azul: DJ K-Wil Ladies Night Arena: College Night with DJ Hizzy Country Tavern: Olde Salt Fody's: White Steer Fratello's Italian Grille: Amanda Cote Riverwalk Cafe: Evoke Ensemble Shorty's: Ryan Williamson

Newmarket Stone Church: Irish Music w/ Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki & Jim Prendergast

Newport Salt Hill Pub 58 Main St. 863-7774

Peterborough Harlow’s Pub 3 School St. 924-6365

Pelham Shooters 116 Bridge St. 635-3577

Pittsfield Molly’s Tavern 32 Main St. 487-2011

Plaistow Crow’s Nest 181 Plaistow Road 974-1686 Racks Bar & Grill 20 Plaistow Road 974-2406

Portsmouth Blue Mermaid Island 409 The Hill 427-2583 British Beer Company 103 Hanover St. 5010515

Raymond Cork n’ Keg 4 Essex Drive 244-1573

Peterborough Harlow's: Bluegrass Night

Rochester Gary’s 38 Milton Rd 335-4279 Governor’s Inn 78 Wakefield St. 332-0107 Lilac City Grille 103 N. Main St. 3323984 Revolution Tap Room 61 N Main St. 244-3022 Radloff’s 38 N. Main St. 948-1073 Smokey’s Tavern 11 Farmington 330-3100 Salem Barking Bean 163 Main St. 458-2885 Black Water Grill 43 Pelham Rd 328-9013 Jocelyn’s Lounge 355 S Broadway 870-0045 Sayde’s Restaurant 136 Cluff Crossing 890-1032 Seabrook Castaways 209 Ocean Blvd 760-7500 Chop Shop 920 Lafayette Rd 760-7706

Sunapee One Mile West Tavern 6 Brook Road 863-7500 Sunapee Coffee House Rte. 11 Lower Main St. 229-1859

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Suncook Olympus Pizza 42 Allenstwon Rd. 485-5288 Tilton Black Swan Inn 354 W Main St. 286-4524 Warner Local 2 E Main St. 456-6066 Weare Stark House Tavern 487 S Stark Hwy 529-7747

Windham Common Man 88 Range Rd 898-0088 Jonathon’s Lounge Park Place Lanes, Route 28 800-892-0568 Red’s Tavern 22 Haverhill Dr. 437-7251

Auburn Auburn Pitts: Nicole Knox Murphy

Dover Brickhouse: Upstart Fest Featuring The Queers/Svetlanas Fury's Publick House: Balkun Brothers Top of the Chop: Funkadelic Fridays

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Plaistow Racks: Rock Jam w/ Dave Bedford Thompson Shorty's: Amanda Cote

Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Erin's Guild Fat Belly's: DJ Flex Portsmouth Book & Bar: Steve Smith of Dirty Vegas Press Room: Ervin Dhimo Trio Red Door: Green Lion Crew Rudi's: Dave Materson Thirsty Moose: Channel Three

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New Boston Molly's: Shelf Life / Pete Smith

Fury's Publick House: Erin Harpe and The Delta Swingers

Newbury Salt hill Pub: Hunter

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Newmarket Stone Church: Opined Few

Epsom Circle 9: DJ Karen Hill Top: Lazy Boy Rockers

Newport Salt Hill Pub: Brooks Hubbard Peterborough Harlow's: Hayley Jane and the Primates Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Crazy Maggie Fat Belly's: DJ Cootz Martingale Wharf: Jump Street Portsmouth Book & Bar: Ray DeMarco and Friends Portsmouth Gaslight: Sam Robbins /Jamsterdam Press Room: Mother Superior & the Sliding Royales/Gina & the Red Eye Flight Crew Red Door: Young Abner Ri Ra: Erin's Guild Rudi's: Chris O'Neil Thirsty Moose: By Request Rochester Magrilla's: Harry Caplette Radloff's: Dancing Madly Backwards Duo

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A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filed in this Court. You are herby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted.

Date: October 18, 2016 Courtroom 6 -9th Circuit Court- Nashua 30 Spring Street, Nashua, NH Time: 9:00 am - Session Length: 30 minutes A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted.

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THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/ CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY. VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN).

You are hereby notified that you have a right to be represented by an attorney. You also have the right to oppose the proceedings, to attend the hearing and to present evidence. If you desire an attorney, you may notify this Court within ten (10) days of receiving this notice and upon a finding of indigency, the Court will appoint an attorney without cost to you. If you enter an appearance, notice of any future hearings regarding this child(ren) will be by the first class mail to you, your attorney and all other interested parties not less than ten (10) days prior to any scheduled hearing.

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SIGNS OF LIFE All quotes are from Boundaries, by of the hardest design problems, a distilMaya Lin, born Oct. 5, 1959. lation of who you are aesthetically. That chair you’re sitting in right now — is it Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) We accept really you? asymmetry in nature, yet it is very diffiAries (March 21 – April 19) The difcult to capture that randomness and have ference one feels walking into a room that it feel natural, easy. If you look at the is painted red, or a room that is paintwater in the ocean, or the stars, what you ed yellow or blue, fascinates me. Think see is ever changing. There is no way to about it. calculate or predict a pattern or organiTaurus (April 20 – May 20) Just as I zation but when it feels right, balanced; have explored ideas about landscape in it feels “natural.” You will find balance. my large-scale artworks, I have simultaScorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Each proj- neously explored these issues in a series ect becomes a way for me to learn about of small-scale sculptures in my studio, a new field, whether it is aerospace engi- which I see as the quiet aesthetic underneering and the study of flight or the current or soul of my work. Large or history of the civil rights era or the his- small, it’s all useful. tory of philanthropy in the United States.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) I do not Take the opportunity to learn something. think you can find a reason for everything Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) The you make. You can’t. Quit trying. design has a secretive and somewhat Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Much of playful element, responding to my desire what I am intrigued by in design is the to give to the client a smart home that play of light through a building. It is the works if one knows how to operate it. It most intangible element in architecture, only works if you know how to operate it. yet one of the most powerful, affecting Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) It nev- how we feel in a space and shaping how er occurred to me that my professors at we will walk through the space. It could Yale thought I was being eccentric when I be a good time to lighten up. produced a building out of plasticine and Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) I do not painted it glossy black. You do you. want to see architecture as a dividing Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Though line between inside and outside. Instead I have become more aware of my shared I would like to create a fluid transition cultural identity through my work, I also between a building and its site, so that am aware of a feeling of always not quite you will always feel connected to the being from either place, and this feeling land. Your connection to the land is of isolation or remoteness has also been strong. an influence on my work. Don’t get too Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) It is a fashung up on categories. cination I have with the disappearing Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) I began horizon, the vantage point when you think thinking about how the design of a chair you perceive the curvature of the earth. is a self-portrait of sorts. It is also one You are standing at a good vantage point.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPHERD

Insanity defined

Police and prosecutors in Dallas, appropriately sensitive at having been the site of the 1963 killing of President Kennedy, have apparently taken out their shame on assassination buff Robert Groden. As the Dallas Observer reported in September, Groden has been ticketed by police dozens of times for operating book sales booths near the “grassy knoll” (site of the alleged “second shooter” of the president) and yet he prevails in court every single time (82 straight, and counting). (Tip for visitors from the Observer: Never publicly utter “grassy knoll” in Dallas, as it seems particularly to offend the police.)

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Ms. Beau Jessup, who has so far earned about $84,000 with a simple online app to help rich Chinese parents select prosperous-sounding English names for their babies. Users choose among 12 personality traits they hope their baby to have, then receive three suggestions (including a list of famous people with those names). Jessup got the idea when living in China and noticing that some babies of the rich were given lame names, such as “Gandalf” and “Cinderella.”

• Chinese Management Techniques: (1) About 200 employees at a travel service in Shandong Province were fined the equivalent of $6.50 each recently for failing to comply with orders to “comment” (favorably, one supposes) on the general manager’s daily posts to the Twitter-like Internet site Sina Weibo. (2) In June, a motivational trainer working with employees of the Changzhi Zhangze Rural Commercial Bank reportedly told the poorperforming bank personnel (among the 200 at the session) to “prepare to be beaten.” He then walked among the workers, whacking some with a stick, shaving the heads of the males and cutting the hair of the females.

Weird science

Trees talk to each other and recognize their offspring, according to Australian ecology researcher Suzanne Simard (most recently lecturing on the influential video series TED Talks). Trees are not independent organisms but belong to arboreal “families” with characteristics identifying them to other family members. According to Dr. Simard, “mother” trees that ordinarily expand their roots wildly may hold

back to give nearby “kinfolk” tree roots a chance to spread. Using “isotope tracing,” she learned of trees passing healthful carbon, via fungi, to neighboring family seedlings, which she said renders the seedlings more resistant to future stress.

Can’t stop myself

(1) The lifelong pickpocket known as “Auntie Sato,” 83, who has spent nearly 30 years of her life behind bars, was sentenced again (two years, six months) in August for a purse-snatching from a traveler in Tokyo’s Ueno Station. Why, asked the judge, does Auntie Sato keep at it, especially since she also owns property and has rental income? Said she, “I thought about [stopping],” but “gave up.”

“It’s hopeless.” (2) Faisal Shaikh, awaiting his cellphone theft case to be called at the Thane sessions court in Mumbai, India, in August (one of several theft charges pending), wandered up to the court stenographer’s desk and swiped her cellphone. He was apprehended shortly afterward near the courthouse.

Oops!

By August, Raymond Mazzarella was fed up with the tree in his neighbor’s yard in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, as it was continuously dripping sap onto his car and so grabbed a chainsaw, cut through the 36-inch-wide trunk, and (he thought) fixed the problem. However, the tree fell directly onto Mazzarella’s small apartment house, dispossessing five tenants and, ultimately, forcing inspectors to condemn the entire building.

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